452 Quotes by Alex Rodriguez

I said it once that I wasn't playing and then at the end I said I was playing. But between that was ... speculation, back and forth, which I thought was ridiculous.

Ozzie and I have always been friendly, which is why it was a bit surprising. It's really not that big of a deal. ... I haven't spoken to Ozzie. I already heard what he had to say; he apologized and we've moved on. The apology is already accepted.

Our state of mind right now is that we're feeling good about where we are going. We're playing with a lot of urgency right now. We're playing with a lot of grit.

Our offense is very capable. We'll come out fighting tomorrow.

I was very impressed. He's got good stuff and he's very poised.

I was expecting a hit or a double, but I wasn't expecting a home run. You don't want to get greedy.

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.

I think defence, for the most part, being a balanced player and also saving a lot of runs on the defensive side, I think was a major factor here. To me, defence is foremost. It's always been. The White Sox showed us this year pitching and defense wins to this day.

I think most of us were flabbergasted by not knowing any of these bracket systems.