Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart.

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.

Duty has a trick of behaving unexpectedly -- something like a heavy friend whom we have amiably asked to visit us, and who breaks his leg within our gates.

If you wanna make friends at the ATM, do the creep.

If I am a great man then a good many of the great men of history are frauds.

I'm a great admirer of cartoons, because I can't do cartoons.

I don't agree with everything Madonna's done but she is fearless.

Virtually nothing Barack Obama has done has left America or the world better since he became president. Nearly everything he has touched has been made worse.

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adorable.

Most importantly fighters in my day knew the most important art in boxing - feinting.

When the Bible speaks, God speaks.

There is a time in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.