The pitch would normally be low, but my ball starts carrying and stays on a sustained plane. Everyone always complains - 'that ball is low' - but then you go back and look at the tape, and it's right there. My catchers tell me, and the hitters tell me, that the ball stays true flight the last five or six feet.

Guys think I'm staring them down, but they watch ME for signs. Why can't I do the same to them?

I'm just trying to stay aggressive and mix things up enough to be successful.

I don't like to be the guy that stands out. I like kind of sneaking up on guys instead of being out front.

They pay you to pitch and that's what I'm going to do.

I like a challenge. I always have.

I've always been a guy who likes big games.