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.

Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare!

I grew up with the thought that I wanted to treat people the way I'd like to be treated, and I think if you do that, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And Ruth and I spent so many years of our married life that that was our life. We knew nothing else.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important rules of pitching.

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