The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at release.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.

Adversity precedes spiritual rebirth.

Leaders are usually a reflection of the people they lead. How can a leader be moral if his people are immoral?

I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. But freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion, there is a better way.

Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

I didn't want to become a personality, I wanted to be a musician, but because I didn't have an album to stand by yet it was hard for people to see that. But now, two albums in, I'm happy with things.

An old monkey never makes a pretty face.

We fail, not because of big problems, but because of small purposes.

If you keep walking past the barbers, eventually you'll get a haircut.

The twin gods, Necessity and Chance, walked among the stars. What needed to be, was; what might be, sometimes was.

I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay me a lot more money because I like it here in Kansas City.