Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands.

You can only become great through the power of time conversion.

Fashion sells education is sold.

It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

Not being happy really is my fear.

Who? Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am is a man in a mask.

Troubles, even the dullest, are always mildly interesting at the first hearing.

Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends.

Everyone thinks you're so strong and self-confident, but inside you're a frightened child, waiting to suffer betrayal again from those who should love you most.

Every time you see a University of Michigan team, you're going to see a team that's going to play together & fight until the end until there's two zeros on the clock.

I want to make America better!