And to play as long as I did and to have a family you have to be very blessed and I was with my wife Ruth. Ruth, I appreciate the job you did, and my….

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pit….

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt..

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?.

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that….

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me….

I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I f….

I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas)..

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did..

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy..

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player..

When I got traded to the California Angels, I really wasn't that excited about going to the Angels because it meant changing leagues and also a whole….

You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the loser on a given day, you can be ….

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of ….

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong..

Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect….

Put the right pitching mechanics together with good health, and there's nothing surprising about lasting a long time..

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent..

My job is to give my team a chance to win..

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach do….

I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this..