It would be great to just be able to ignore everything and pitch to a spot, to suppress the intellect and let the intuition take over.

It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.

I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.

It would be great to just be able to ignore everything and pitch to a spot, to suppress the intellect and let the intuition take over.

Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.

I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.

Big league defense is going to get outs most times.