Too Many Kids Today Are Playing Major

You Always Get A Special Kick On Opening Day, No Matter How Many You Go Through. You Look Forward To It Like A Birthday Party When You're A Kid. You Think Something Wonderful Is Going To Happen.

You Start Chasing A Ball And Your Brain Immediately Commands Your Body To 'run Forward, Bend, Scoop Up The Ball, Peg It To The Infield,' Then Your Body Says, 'who Me?'

The Reason I Play So Hard Is That Somewhere Out There Is Some Kid Who Has Never Seen Me Play Before, And I Don't Want To Disappoint Him.

I Can Remember A Reporter Asking Me For A Quote, And I Didn't Know What A Quote Was. I Thought It Was Some Kind Of Soft Drink.

Putting The Yankee Uniform On Every Day.