I had a great year and left my guts out on the field.

I had fun while I did it, and I left it all out there on the field. I'm tapped out.

There's a little bit of a different swagger this year.

Having a healthy Jason, having Johnny Damon, the second year with Robbie [Cano] -- there are a lot of different ingredients here. There's a little different swagger here this year.

We won by two or three inches, ... If the ball goes left two or three inches, they make the field goal.

[As a result, Torre held more pep rallies than he cared to count.] He gave more speeches this year than Shakespeare, ... And every time he gave a new speech, he kept things together. He's the glue.