I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.

When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

It does not matter what your calling is, if you can invest all your time into it, then, greatness will become your reward.

I had come to realize that you must do what you must for your children, even it if called for the sacrifice of your very soul.

If you can love cats, you can love human beings, because you have to be able to love them without getting them at all.

Today Facebook went public, just as Myspace's last user went private.

I say that we are wound With mercy round and round As if with air.

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band.

My mom introduced me to science-fiction.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear, I rise.

In any form of attack it is essential to assail your opponent from behind.

The last taste of sweets is sweetest last.