You know how you just don't like guys on the other team sometimes? It's funny because growing up I loved Roger (Clemens), loved to watch Roger pitch. Then when I was first in the big leagues and he was for the other team, I hated him.

I'm not a negative-minded person. But maybe to keep me humble, I look more at my bad games in big situations than good ones.

I count it an honor to play with some guys that I've watched play on television, and may be in the Hall of Fame some day.

Hitters get paid a lot of money to hit. Let's face it, man, sometimes they just do.

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.

When you build relationships, you get to share your beliefs. It gives you the opportunity to share your faith with other people.

You've got to have camaraderie or togetherness on a baseball team if you want to win.