I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the fact that I was no longer a baseball player.

When I had dyslexia, they didn't diagnose it as that. It was frustrating and embarrassing. I could tell you a lot of horror stories about what you feel like on the inside.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity.

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers.

I never found a place where I wanted to live more than Alvin (Texas).

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.