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

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.

Any time I've taken the mound, it's always been the old Samson-and-Goliath story written about me.

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

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.

I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to maintain it, and what you have to do to maintain it.

When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.