I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.

A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.

I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius.

Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet that was a hell of a pitch.

You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.

I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.

You can’t expect to conquer the world in one day, you know. All good things will come in time.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then dissatisfaction must be its father.

Then you go ahead and cry, " Will said. That ended my weeping. Had he asked me not to cry, I would not have been able to stop, but his permission somehow quit my tears.

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.

From a spiritual perspective every relationship we develop, from the most casual to the most intimate, serves the purpose of helping us to become more conscious.

The single most important advice I can give anybody is: Learn from your mistakes. That is the only way to become a successful trader.

The heart set to do the Father's will, need never fear defeat.

Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person.

You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.