My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story.

In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.

I could be a real jerk on the days I was pitching.

A great catch is like watching girls go by. The last one you see is always the prettiest.

When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.

It is not something I earned or acquired or bought (the ability to pitch). It is a gift. It is something that was given to me - just like the color of my skin.

Fishing is one of the greatest things that you can do, it has the power to relax you like nothing else and there's nothing quite like the thrill of the catch.

A curve ball is not something you can pick up overnight. It took me years to perfect mine.

Every life is a canvas and every interaction is a brush, therefore we’d be wise to consider how we handle the paint.

I am not going to ask that old man if his family home is haunted!

When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself.

One cares so little for the style in which one's praises are written.

Many secrets of art and nature are thought by the unlearned to be magical.

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

Maybe there isn't a meaning to life. Maybe there's only a meaning to living.

The South African native is probably the one impossible person to train in the entire world; he is probably impossible by any human standard.

When have handouts ever worked? In the United States, we learned that welfare for our own citizens not only turned into a debilitating crutch, it created a more or less permanent underclass.

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.