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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.

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

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

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.

In my opinion, the best setup guys now have a tougher job than the closers. They pitch more innings, inherit more runners.

I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.

I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.

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.

I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.

After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.