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.

The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.

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

I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?

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

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