The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen.

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.

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

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.