I'm just a kid having fun.

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 want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

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.

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.

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