I'm not going to be a guy who does dances after he strikes somebody out. I'm not like that. I just want to secure a win. That's my job.

When you're pitching, you always have to make continual improvements. You always have to better yourself throughout your career.

I want to be a guy who can be relied upon.

If they know you're a nibbler, they're going to wait and look for that. Hitters have to be more aggressive if you're more aggressive.

When you're a pitcher for the Houston Astros and a stranger notices you in a mall in Colorado, you know things have really changed.

I'm not going to be a guy who does dances after he strikes somebody out. I'm not like that. I just want to secure a win. That's my job.

I don't have anything to prove at all. I've pitched in a lot of games. I've had far more good games than bad games in the postseason. I know that some people may not remember that, for whatever reason.