It was a dream come true to be drafted by a pro team and have the opportunity to play.

I came to realize in my late 20s that my velocity is not going to grow so I had to learn to utilize what I had.

I probably didn't put forth the effort I should have put forth, didn't realize the value of education until I went to college.

It was a dream come true to be drafted by a pro team and have the opportunity to play.

Your body is not made to throw like we throw. That's why you see softball pitchers pitching two or three games a day. It's a natural movement in softball. In baseball it's not a natural movement.

I was raised in a very blue-collar family.

If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.