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.

Over my career, I think I've shown can make a big pitch.

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

I'm going to give up hits, so I'm going to need to get some ground balls, double plays and stuff like that. That's just kind of my game.

He (Tommy Pettitte [father] coached me as kid. He bought all the books and videos and tried to learn as much about pitching as he could. But once I was in high school, he never tried to be my coach.

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.