JORGE POSADA

You gotta take care of yourself; you can't do anything in excess.

Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

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.

Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

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.

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. He really cared about the game of baseball, the way it was played, and whatever it took to win that night.

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.

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.

There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate.

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.

When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.

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.

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.

What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.

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.

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.

I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.

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.'

He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.