I had a million-dollar arm, but I wasn't thinking enough about how to be a pitcher.

Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.

When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.

When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my own worst enemy when things weren't gong well.

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.

The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.

Any time I've taken the mound, it's always been the old Samson-and-Goliath story written about me.

I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.

No gimmicks, only agape.

Life would be simpler if only we were all unicorns.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.

I'm an avid juicer and a healthy eater.

I'm an actor who hates dialogue and the present day and reality.

It's enough to drive you crazy, trying to depict the weather, the atmosphere, the ambience.

You shouldn't say it is not good. You should say, you do not like it; and then, you know, you're perfectly safe.

But what could I do? Be stupid for a while? I wasn't sure I knew how, even after so many years of careful observation.

Sometimes people need to lie to themselves most of all.

In the old times men carried out their rights for themselves as they lived, but nowadays every baby seems born with a social manifesto in its mouth much bigger than itself.