If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.
Pitch within yourself.
It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.
Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.
If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.
My job isn't to strike guys out, it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.