When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.

I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched.

I'm basically a country person.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

All the way to heaven is heaven.’ It is not just about the happy ending, but making every step along the way matter. It is a good way to live a life, do you think?

When Christ died, He died for you individually just as much as if you had been the only person in the world.

I drive around the streets an inch away from weeping, ashamed of my sentimentality and possible love.

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

If you love something and if you're committed and diligent - the things happen!

It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.

When you meet someone who is truly great, he makes you believe you can be great, too.

I mean, roots musicians - we can get old, you know? We can get up there and wear overalls and deliver the songs, we don't have to look any certain way.