“I've played almost 22 years in the major leagues, and I've never sat o...” — Alex Rodriguez Quote

“I've played almost 22 years in the major leagues, and I've never sat on the bench.”

“Like everyone else, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward.”

“It's a game that just takes so much out of you. Every aspect of your life has to be very narrow, very focused. Everything else has to go away. And because of that, I think it's obviously not healthy. The last thing I'm looking for is sympathy.”

“It's not always easy to come to the national team and be on the bench.”

“I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me.”

“The advantage of not starting is you're sitting back, looking at the game and saying, 'OK, we need rebounding,' or 'We need hustle points.' Coming off the bench, that's what you try to do. The disadvantage of it is you gotta catch that flow. You're coming off the bench, you gotta come ready, warmed up already, catch the flow of the game.”