I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.

I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius.

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.

Home plate is 17 inches wide, but I ignore the middle 12 inches. I pitch to the two-and-a-half inches on each side.

I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.

I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie forever if I'd only struck him out.