I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important

I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work. The fun is afterwards, when you shake hands.

Every day of life is an adventure. Don’t fear to dare and never forget to enjoy it.

Most people's greatest regret is not living the life they knew they could live.

I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.

And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction.

You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving.

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

I've been married to one Marxist and one Fascist, and neither one would take the garbage out.

When we learn to expect more success than failure in life, we soon will develop an attitude of success.

There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter.