I had dreamed about being a college coach for a long time, but with no education, I never thought I would get a chance.

- Luis Tiant

Family is everything. It is even more important than baseball.

- Luis Tiant

When I'm in Boston, I always feel like I'm home. I almost cry, I feel so good.

- Luis Tiant

I didn't do it (pitch like he did) for show. I did it to get batters out. Players would tell me, 'We can't tell where the ball is coming from.'

- Luis Tiant

If we lose today, it will be over my dead body. They'll have to leave me face down on the mound.

- Luis Tiant

Sometimes things go wrong, even when you're doing your best. That just shows that none of us are perfect. So I keep trying with all of my heart, and …

- Luis Tiant

The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.

- Luis Tiant

I give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last," and Frank Howard commented, "He threw everything …

- Luis Tiant

Normal relations, never. We should never forget what has happened to the people in Cuba for forty years. All baseball cares about is getting players …

- Luis Tiant