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.

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

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 only took me 21 runs and five years to get a win here.

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 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.