Alex Rodriguez Great Quotations

I had a great year and left my guts out on the field.

I would enjoy that. I think it would be great for both of us.

Mo has been great all year, ... We can't expect him to be perfect for six months.

Johnny is absolutely tailor-made for New York. He has a great supporting cast, he's a fantastic player and getting better with age. He's the ingredient that we needed.

I think Randy is going to have a great year because he's in a great state of mind, has had a wonderful spring, and, I know from experience that in Year 2, the comfort level should be a lot better for him. I know it was for me.

We played so well down the stretch, ... To end in this fashion, it's disappointing. I played great baseball this year, and I played like a dog the last five games.

We've got to collect wins. They have a great cushion over there and we don't.

These are the games we need to win. Good pitching, good defense and a great bullpen from Farnsworth and Mo.

It would be a great privilege, ... I think this is the year that anything's possible, because I don't think there's one runaway guy.

I've always said that Spring Training and October are the best two months of the year. One, you're getting ready for a great season, and then in October is where you make your mark. I'll miss that part of it.

Fastball right down the middle. I had a great pitch to hit. I didn't come through, and that's not acceptable. I need to do more.

There's probably eight or nine teams that are legitimate World Series contenders in the American League, and that's very unique because you probably haven't had that in over 20 years. There is great parity in the American League. There are probably three teams in each division that can potentially win the World Series.

I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate, ... We'll leave it at that.

I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate. We'll leave it at that.

I'm happy for Randy, because he's taken a lot of unfair criticism and he's pitched excellent of late. And that's what we got him for: to come in here, in a hostile environment, and take a great lineup like the Red Sox and dominate them. He's the one component we didn't have last year.

I had a great year, something I'm very proud of. I left my guts on the field, I left my heart out there, so I'm not going to hang my head. I'm just going to go out and learn from it and become a better Yankee.

I played great baseball all year, ... and I played like a dog the last five days.

I played great baseball for a year, ... I played like a dog for five games.

It was one of the saddest days in baseball for me because what better example for anybody who strives to be a great player and a great person.

It was a great event. I give the event an A-plus. The only adjustment I'd make is to bring Team USA together on Feb. 1. I think everyone would do it.

It was a great performance by Shawn. He needed it. We all needed it.

It's obvious that he's going through a lot of things right now. The fact that he's out there tells you how important these games are for us and what kind of a person he is. In the state of mind he's in, for him to hit that ball the way he did, it was a great momentum changer for us.

It seems like it's inevitable, ... We both have great teams and we have to go through Boston now. They're the world champs. And you have to go through New York. We know that and they know that.

It seems like it's inevitable. We both have great teams and we have to go through Boston now. They're the world champs. And you have to go through New York. We know that and they know that.

It's a great place -- the park in which I've had the most success in my career. I love that park, regardless of the last thing that happened there. I always have a short memory, which is important, because what happened yesterday is irrelevant.

He's incredible. I was telling (Derek) Jeter on the bench what a great hitter he is, even on one leg.