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.

[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 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.

I'd make you my favorite jungle gym if you'd let me.'- Katrina, 'Convicted

New pain heals old pain.

Through it [literature] we know the past, govern the present, and influence the future.

Oh, my father, such a difficult man.His world turned on his axis.From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN

ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.

There is no such thing as philosophy-free science, just science that has been conducted without any consideration of its underlying philosophical assumptions.

Schools should be places to learn, not to teach.

Good behavior is everybody's business, and good taste can be everyone's goal.

Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society.

Some things just push a man's buttons. This goes beyond what we say-and into how we say it.