Jorge Posada Quotes

Puerto Rico, Baseball Player
August 17, 1971

Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Posada produced strong offensive numbers for his position, recording a .273 batting average, 275 home runs, and 1,065 runs batted in (RBIs) during his career. A switch hitter, Posada was a five-time All-Star, won five Silver Slugger Awards, and was on the roster for four World Series championship teams.

I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.

Jorge Posada
- Winning
- Kid
- Taught
I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.

Jorge Posada
- Gone
- I Consider
- Yankee

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.

Jorge Posada
- Game
- Day
- Contributed
My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.

Jorge Posada
- Father
- Wrong
- Tell
I'm a lot older. I'm wiser. I know what to do now, and hopefully, I don't get in (anybody's) way.

Jorge Posada
- Way
- Older
- Wiser
I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.

Jorge Posada
- Forever
- Uniform
- Yankee
What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.

Jorge Posada
- First
- Surprising
- Diapers
You gotta take care of yourself; you cant do anything in excess.

Jorge Posada
- Care
- Yourself
- Excess

The only thing that matters is when the team wins.

Jorge Posada
- Team
- Win
- Matter
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.

Jorge Posada
- Learn
- Mistakes
- Grown