What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.

I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound

There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not there, because I'm still learning. But I really know how to do this. I'm not just hoping to get it where I want it... Let the other guys do it half-assed.

The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery

You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.

Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What do I do now? I guess I'll have to get a second job.

I'd rather try and not win than not try at all