Alex Rodriguez Year Quotations

We were totally out of gas trying to hold off the Red Sox. And that happened because we didn't play well at the start of the year. We came out of spring training this year knowing we need to play well right from the get-go.

Last year was the toughest year of my whole career. I feel a lot more comfortable in New York this year.

I feel more accepted in this clubhouse this year. I feel like I'm one of the guys in here now. And last year, it wasn't their fault, it was my fault. I was one person trying to get to know 100 people. You're going to have a better rapport with people in your second year than your first, this is a more comfortable feeling.

Jason is going to have a monster year for us.

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.

To this point, it was the biggest game of the year for us. It was a lot more important game for us than it was for the Red Sox.

There's no comfort. We know what the Boston Red Sox are all about. We saw what they did last year and that's very clear in our minds.

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.

It's frustrating because we had the type of year that I thought could be a world championship year with all of the adversity we had all year, ... We left our guts out on the field.

I like what I've seen. He's hungry to keep learning. This is a big year for him. He's got all the tools necessary to be very successful.