Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.

In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves.

Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

It is all about rehab. Most doctors can make you 100 percent well physically. I would tell you that it is 25 percent about the surgery and 75 percent about the rehab.

In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.