You have to be out there and have a mound presence. You have to be real aggressive and be real confident. You have to put the hitters on defense.

[In hockey] I was a goon, just protecting the better players. I've always been a better baseball player.

I'm me on the mound. I like to show my emotion, be real aggressive and give everything I've got for one half inning. I don't have to act. What you see on the mound is what I am in real life.

It's the best feeling in the world . The game's on the line, and you're the guy in the spotlight.

I have good days and bad days, but they aren't much different.

I like it when every pitch counts. There are a lot of people who see it as a negative, but I try to feed off it.

I don't think about delivery. I don't think about mechanics. I just think about throwing hard.

One thing about this game: It's really frustrating. In hockey, if you team's losing, you can start a fight. You can get your frustrations out.

You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to do every single time I'm on the mound.

You ought to recognise your special talent, for your specific purpose.

All feminists are suffragists, but not all suffragists are feminists, " as one feminist explained.

I hope with all my heart there will be painting in heaven.

You have to fight harder, dig deeper, and prove all the doubters wrongs.

The best theory is inspired by practice.

What the Super Bowl did for us was give us a sense of urgency.

I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!

I don't want to have a gravestone. I want to have all my friends burn me and then snort the ashes. I think that's the only way to go out.

Nature soon takes over if the gardener is absent.

We should just thank each other for our time. For the rest of our lives.