Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.

Every life lesson is on that baseball field.

The first year was weird. I knew I was just there to talk to pitchers and not step on any toes. I could feel my adrenaline start to flow in about the sixth inning. I had to tell myself, "What the hell are you getting excited about? You're not going anywere, big boy. Just go sign some autographs." I was still programmed.

In my opinion, the best setup guys now have a tougher job than the closers. They pitch more innings, inherit more runners.

Some of my greatest memories were on a little league field. We didn't even have any uniforms.

If your child's gonna be a star it's going to happen and just let it happen.

Hitting in a game is no different than hitting in a home run contest. It pisses me off to say Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter. He's playing in a wussy era. The game is soft. You never get thrown at today. Last thing a hitter has to worry about today is getting hit. The first thing Hank Aaron had to worry about is: Am I going to survive this at-bat because I'm black.