It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

Fenway is the essence of baseball

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers.

God is living in New York, and he's a Mets fan.

If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.

The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.

There are only two places in this league, First Place and No Place.

Im a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

Denial is an essential part of my existence. Without it, I am nothing.

Those who dissolve their body of perception completely are absorbed into what we would call nirvana.

Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.

The factories were heavily bombed, but practically the construction work had been redone very quickly.

After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes

Influence requires humility. The essence of influence is others. The key word is relationships.

I want to write. I have always wanted to write. I do not care it I am not good at it. I just want to try.

Success is a project that's always under construction.

In England, the system is benign and the people are hostile. In America, the people are friendlyand the system is brutal!

In a position to make a difference, politicians and hypocrites they don't wanna listen.