You can either take it as a way to motivate yourself or be happy with what you've got.

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and dad supported me.

I prided myself on working as hard as I could, trying to overcome a learning diability.

I can't try to throw 110 miles per hour. I've got to pitch under control.

To my parents and all the people who reassured me that leaving high school and going into the draft was the right thing to do, I am forever thankful.

Now I know that I don't have to go after every batter with the hardest pitch I've got.

I'm not a big city guy...there's too many people, there's too much traffic.