The Confidence of Champions

"I'm judged the way I should be judged," said Rodriguez, who was booed after popping out in the third inning. "I make an awful lot of money, and I'm a talented guy. I put myself in this situation, and I expect all the criticism. It motivates me."

Alex Rodriguez, quoted in "After a Game to Forget, a Home Run to Remember,"
by Tyler Kepler, New York Times, May 11, 2006.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/sports/baseball/11yanks.html