I was throwing a lot harder than I ever have at the end of last year. I got to ninety-five (mph) a couple of times in the World Series and I'm more of an eighty-eight or eighty-nine guy who relies on location and movement.

I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.

It's absolutely amazing what happens when you're consistent in your walk and you're consistent in the way you live your life.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

I feel like I should go out there and throw a shutout every time I pitch. If we score one [run] and I give up two, then I didn't do my job as far as I'm concerned.

If you put the ball in the right place, you don't have to throw hard.

It kills me when I make a bad pitch...I want to be perfect out there.