Quotes from Aroldis Chapman

We are not from this country, and people want to harm us. It's easier to hurt someone who is not from here than someone who is. People think we don't know what the laws are, and they try to hurt you. Many people want money. We have to take care of ourselves.

My arm is strong I'm working hard every day physically to be in shape come training.

Now, I'm thinking about more important things: my family, kids, my career.

My job is to be ready, to be ready to pitch, however that is, however many innings that is, I need to be ready for that. I need to go in and do my job.

The Cubs have never expressed any interest in re-signing me, as far as I know.

My priority was coming back to the Yankees.

The Marlins were close to signing me, but in the end my wish was to come back to the Yankees.

People talked a lot about this upcoming talent on the Yankees and it was something that you kind of saw coming. These kids were so hungry and I believe that's why they became so successful. They worked very hard and they were so hungry, and I think that leads to wins.

My mom, my dad, my children, my sisters, they are everything to me.

Nobody's perfect. We make mistakes, but the important thing is we learn from them and move forward.

There is my life in Cuba and my life in America, the old life and the new life, and almost nothing about them is the same.

Out of all the contracts that were out there, the better one for me was from the Reds. Not talking about money - putting that aside. It was a lot of development opportunities.

I wanted to be in the big leagues, not stuck in the minor leagues.

I've even argued with my mother.

You just want to make sure that you're healthy and your arm is good and that you feel ready for the job.

If I'm healthy, I'm going to go out there and pitch. If I'm tired, I'm going to put that aside and just get through it.

When you are not in agreement with someone, we Latin people are loud when we argue.