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.

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

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.

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

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

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