I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

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

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two 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 first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

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.