Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important