I can't try to throw 110 miles per hour. I've got to pitch under control.

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.

You can either take it as a way to motivate yourself or be happy with what you've got.

A good changeup is what I need to get to the next level.

Everybody's dream is to be in the big leagues, but only one in a million gets here.

I'm not a big city guy...there's too many people, there's too much traffic.

I prided myself on working as hard as I could, trying to overcome a learning diability.

I like to hunt. After baseball, I'll go back and buy some land and do some farming.

To my parents and all the people who reassured me that leaving high school and going into the draft was the right thing to do, I am forever thankful.

I don't ever want to be an average fourth starter. I want to be the big guy.

Now I know that I don't have to go after every batter with the hardest pitch I've got.

The truest smiles are those which spread across our faces when no one's watching us.

No one is better than anyone else. Some just simply don't fulfil their potential of being the best they possibly can.

What is with these guys? Where's the thrill in watching snakes eat?I certainly didn't thrill in watching humans eat.

When it was too late for rescue, it was still early enough for revenge.

The trouble with putting armor on is that, while it protects you from pain, it also protects you from pleasure.

I am bored in France because everyone resembles Voltaire.

There's bad and then there's EDDY CURRY BAD.

First of all, it was such an honor to be chosen. You had to be voted in by players and coaches that time. But having it in Hawai'i was a brilliant idea.

People comment on how you look, it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else.

Stats are for losers. I like winning games.