I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player..

The more I grew as a human being, the better I became at my craft..

Out of sheer stubbornness, I just would keep going - just hoping that at some point something would click. I certainly held onto the hope that it mig….

If you aren't willing to face your demons-if you can't find the courage to take on your fear and hurt and anger-you might as well wrap them up with a….

It's a pitch you can extend your career with because it's less taxing on your body. It's like dog years, but in reverse. I feel like I'm 27 or 26 in ….

Ultimately, our lives hinge on the ability to make right choices and decisions. By God's grace, I made the most important decision a person can ever ….

I think what motivated me was just hope. Something inside of me, deep down in my guts, always felt like there was something in there..

Who doesn’t want a Cy Young Award? What kid didn’t grow up wanting to be the best? I’m no different. I want to be the best. I’ve always wanted to be ….

When you start a game, you don't think to yourself, "well, OK, I'm going throw a one-hitter today." It just becomes an organism, your outing becomes ….

A lot of people don't trust the pitch. There's this kind of reputation it has for being untrustworthy and fickle and capricious and everything else, ….

I could never get a real good clear picture of what I could become..

I would use sport as an escape from the pain of what was real. Instead of dealing with the pain, instead of being honest about the pain, instead of a….

In an unhealthy way, I found a lot of validity in having always been a very good athlete, a very good baseball player, and I've since grown out of th….

Realistically, I shouldn't be able to turn a doorknob without having some discomfort..

There's been this steady metamorphosis from just surviving to being a craftsman and, ultimately, the hope is to be an artist in what you do.?.

I've worked for everything I've ever got and it's worked out. Even if I was the Cy Young Award winner I still would not want to feel that sense of en….

You never go into a season thinking you're going to strike out 200 guys or that you would have the most double-digit strikeout games in the big leagu….

I had a wife that did not want me to have a singular regret about chasing my dream, which helped me tremendously. I did not want to have a singular r….

I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of an organization that's committed to winning..

I don't really feel much more confident than I did the last couple years. I've always felt like I have a pretty good knuckleball. I worked hard to do….

The #‎ knuckleball can be a metaphor of what it's like to let go..