I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball.

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.

Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.

The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.

I can't picture people talking about me 50 years from now.

If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.

I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.

I've got a lot of years to live after baseball and I would like to live them with the complete use of my body.

A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.

That knowledge which adds greatness to character is knowledge so handled as to transform every phase of immediate experience.

Remember that although bodies may pass away, the energy that connects you to a loved one is everlasting and can always be felt when you’re open to receiving it.

There are two kinds of people, those who like to sleep next to the wall, and those who like to sleep next to the people who push them off the bed.

Self discovery doesn't not seek to bring you answers about your personal life or philosophically comfort you about life and death. What it does is bring you into reality as perception itself.

Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?

I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean, I hope that's not wishful thinking.

I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.

All is wholesome in the absence of excess.

What caused the economic collapse 2008? It was the subprime mortgage crisis.