Alex Rodriguez

“My style is not to challenge anything.”

“I'm never happy with my performance.”

“The births of my two daughters were the two greatest moments of my life.”

“I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything.”

“It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.”

“How can I ever dog Derek Jeter? It's impossible. There is nothing to knock. He's a great defensive player. He's a great offensive player.”

“Babe Ruth is an icon, in sports and in our society.”

“When I grew up, baseball was the No. 1 sport.”

“What I found is that experience in the World Series made me connect more with the fans.”

“I'm part of history.”

“When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.”

“My daughters think I am a terrible cook, but I try really hard. I would really like to be a better cook.”

“I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season.”

“I just want to be able to communicate with my fan base.”

“All I want to do is play baseball.”

“I had the greatest year of my career in 2007. It's a year that I'm very proud of.”

“I would like to help out in financial literacy for the Hispanic community and the athletic community.”

“Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now.”

“It's a game that just takes so much out of you. Every aspect of your life has to be very narrow, very focused. Everything else has to go away. And because of that, I think it's obviously not healthy. The last thing I'm looking for is sympathy.”

“I've been humbled by the reception I've received everywhere.”