I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching is hard on the arm.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

I'm basically a country person.

My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched.

When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.