If I give up nine runs on nine hits, I tip my hat.

Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.

I love what I do. I'm appreciative and I'm still competitive. I still love baseball, but it doesn't consume me. If I can't do it anymore, then I go home and do something else. It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of your career.

I'm trying not to get ahead of myself. I'm taking it one game at a time.

I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it.

I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.

I hope that more [African-Americans] decide to play after seeing the things that I was able to accomplish; not only myself, but other African-American players. Hopefully, they pick up a bat and a ball and go out there and play.