Alex Rodriguez Realize Quotations

We don't want to be in that situation again. We realize that was way too big a hole that we built ourselves and it was a miracle that we actually won the division. We know that every game in April shows up in September.

It took me a little while to realize that Joe knows everything that's going on around here. It might not seem that way, because he's so low-key. But he knows exactly what's going on in the clubhouse and in the dugout. I've never seen a manager that plugged in.

The team is playing with a lot of urgency right now. We realize how important each game is, and we're taking this as our playoff,

That loss might be the best thing that's ever happened to us going down the stretch. We realize we put control of this thing in other people's hand. We don't want to let that happen again.

At the end of the day, I realized how important it was for me to play because of the position I have in the game. ... I'm the best guy available to help the team.