When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.

I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius.

Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet that was a hell of a pitch.

You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.

A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.

I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.

Home plate is 17 inches wide, but I ignore the middle 12 inches. I pitch to the two-and-a-half inches on each side.

If you are truly able to walk in the shoes of Christ, the very label of religion called Christianity would disappear from the face of earth.

The Government's business is in sound condition.

Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.

Just don't let go or you may drown.

The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development.

When it comes to the important things one is always alone.

I think God is a pretty fair guy, so tithing is a pretty fair process.

There is nothing in your mind which wasn't experienced before hand.

I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.

I don't have any dreams or aspirations or goals I want to meet music-wise, so there's nothing to keep me from being level-headed.