We're at the crossroads, ... where we need to win to stay alive.

Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart.

I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and get where you're going much faster. But being invisible? You probably wouldn't use that for the good of man.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. Thats what I try to do.

I had a million-dollar arm, but I wasn't thinking enough about how to be a pitcher.

When I'm healthy, I can still pitch. I know I can still pitch at that level and get the results that I want.

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.