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

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.

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

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

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.

Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.