Jorge Posada
I love all Puerto Rican food. I love rice and beans. I like anything with steak, chicken, pork. But I like chocolate and potato chips, too. I eat that when my wife goes away and isn't looking.
There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did.
Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.
Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didn't use it much. He didn't want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.
I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.
There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate.
There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.
You gotta take care of yourself; you can't do anything in excess.
There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate. He really cared about the game of baseball, the way it was played, and whatever it took to win that night.
I like teaching. I would like to help out with the young catchers; be there for them and obviously, you know, what it takes to get here. That's the biggest thing, I think.
I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.Collection: Want
I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.Collection: Mistake
The only thing that matters is when the team wins.Collection: Team
You gotta take care of yourself; you cant do anything in excess.Collection: Excess
There is only one Mariano Rivera. There wont be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.Collection: Jobs
My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.Collection: Father
When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.Collection: Games
I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.Collection: Fun
I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.Collection: Kids
I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I got the chance to stay with the Yankees. Going elsewhere, I was going to hear the offers, but the Yankees made it really tough.Collection: Yankees
You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.Collection: Games
My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'Collection: Dad
I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.Collection: Yankees
He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.Collection: Yankees
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didnt use it much. He didnt want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.Collection: Use
What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.Collection: People
Some days are a blessing when you wake up and you say, 'Wow, I feel good today.' Some days are like: 'Wow, I feel bad. I got no chance today.' You tape it up and you go.Collection: Blessing