I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this.

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.

I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.

Your fears in life are only as fearful as you constantly interpret them to be.

Nature heals under the auspices of the medical profession.

So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me.

How can something as fragile as a word build the whole world?

On the one hand, we may tell the truth, regardless of consequences, and on the other hand we may mellow it and sophisticate it to make it humane and tolerable.

The state of the world calls out for poetry to save it.

What my true addiction is is reading. I love to read. If I'd get too loaded, I couldn't remember the sentence I just read.

I think everyone should do what they love because it will never feel like work that way.

I was really relieved not to have to drag something in front of the camera; I could use a pencil and paper. A regular pencil and typing paper. That appealed to me.