People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, w…

- Dennis Eckersley

It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic, but the acceptance was key to my sobriety. If I had not gained acceptanc…

- Dennis Eckersley

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it

- Dennis Eckersley

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

- Dennis Eckersley

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

- Dennis Eckersley

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches

- Dennis Eckersley

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

- Dennis Eckersley

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

- Dennis Eckersley

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important pa…

- Dennis Eckersley