Roger Clemens Quotes

I'd be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with.

My main concern is when it's 2-0, I've got to keep it at 2-0. It gives us a little more of a chance. To give up four more runs, that isn't going to get it done. I don't care who you're facing or who you're playing, it's not going to get it done.

When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic.

But I'm not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys

The student body was huge at UT and you had to mature pretty quick, very quick actually. I enjoyed it and it helped me a lot in my life in general - not only in the classroom but on the baseball field as well.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball

If you're going to cook a fresh chicken, it's not a big concern. But if you're going to ship a chicken, there's a change in structure.

I don't want to speak to two empty chairs.

My only day off is the day I pitch.

You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a little more experienced and it was such a thrill.

I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home

If I put my mind to it, and I put the work in, I have no doubt I could do it (pitch 4-5 additional years), but I made a promise to the people who've supported me for so many years. It's time to give back to my family.

I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I'll be embarrassed

I've lost a little bit of my fire... I don't want to say I've lost my passion.

I think anything is possible if you have the mindset and the will and desire to do it and put the time in.

I love to work with the younger kids who are trying to live out their dreams, if in fact that's what they plan on doing after college to take the next step. A very select few have that opportunity so when you do have the opportunity you know, those guys take advantage of it.

When you have a chance to take the ball for the world champs, you take the ball.

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

The soreness I have is expected. I have total movement.

I had to will my way through that game. Sometimes, it takes more than talent or more than a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. You have to will it.

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

I was pitching on all adrenaline and challenging them. I was throwing the ball right down the heart of the plate.

I wasn't scared (during his first at-bat). I just told them (Mo Vaughn & Kevin Mitchell') to give me all that hockey equipment (forearm pad & shin guard respectively).

I don't bat an eye at stuff like that. I've had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in.

Andy Pettitte is my friend...I think he misremembers.

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

I'll continue to use Mac [McNamee] to train me. He's one of a kind.

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

Going to Omaha for the College World Series - the people there are tremendous - huge crowds and a lot of excitement. I still remember those days - you make a lot of friends that you never forget when you win a championship like that.

It's pretty simple, the way I look at it. I became a Hall of Famer here (in New York), with my numbers here and what I've done here, and hopefully three-hundred will be another big part of that. When (former Red Sox general manager Dan) Duquette said that I was done, if I'd have taken his advice and went home, I wouldn't have been a Hall of Famer. So it's a no-brainer. It's definitely pretty easy. Reggie (Jackson) spent five years here, and this will be five for me.

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.

My only day off is the day I pitch (in regards to how hard he works out during off-days).

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.

It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I've been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that's for sure.

If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn't like me. The days in between, I'm the goodest guy you can find.

When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast.

He's (George Steinbrenner) the one who gave me a chance to get to the World Series. This is where I wanted to be all along. We had a couple of nice offers from other teams, but I tied my agents' hands. I told them I wanted to be a Yankee.

Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.