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.

Fenway is the essence of baseball

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers.

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.

Pitch within yourself.

My job isn't to strike guys out, it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.