We're proud of Venezuela and Venezuelan baseball. People in America don't realize it, but we've got 25, 30 million people here, and so many of us love baseball. This is a great place to look for talent.

When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good.

To see all the fans getting into it, that's pretty special.

That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time.

It's good to be compared with Randy Johnson, and it's wonderful to be compared to all the best pitchers in the game.

Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.

I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.