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

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.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands.

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.

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it

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