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.

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.

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?

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

Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt.

And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.