We're at the crossroads, ... where we need to win to stay alive..

When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my own worst enemy when things weren't….

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like….

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous e….

Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going….

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done..

People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at what you do and how long you've done it. And what is….

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from..

Greg Maddux is probably the best pitcher in all of baseball along with Roger Clemens. He's much more intelligent than I am because he doesn't have a ….

The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud..

I had a million-dollar arm, but I wasn't thinking enough about how to be a pitcher..

When I'm healthy, I can still pitch. I know I can still pitch at that level and get the results that I want..

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun..

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there..

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing….

A lot of heavyweights, with the exception of a few Eastern Europe fighters, they really look like being a heavyweight is just like, who can eat the m….

I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and get where you're going much faster. But being invi….

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him b….

I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to maintain it, and what you have to do to maintain i….

Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the in….

I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issu….