In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

I wasn't ever much of a Yankee fan.

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. Theyre all different.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I cant. What I can do is pitch, and I can do that very well.