I don't expect anyone to give me anything.

Physical therapy is part of my offseason routine. That has helped me greatly.

Your body is not made to throw like we throw. That's why you see softball pitchers pitching two or three games a day. It's a natural movement in softball. In baseball it's not a natural movement.

I came to realize in my late 20s that my velocity is not going to grow so I had to learn to utilize what I had.

I was raised in a very blue-collar family.

If you're a doctor or a lawyer or teacher, if you only get three things right out of 10, you're considered a failure.

I've always approached spring training as I have something to prove.

I've kind of looked at my whole career as a spring training invite.

Rest is obviously a key in the offseason.

Learning how to work and learning how to fail is important.

I think it's all a coincidence. I've pitched some poor games here and got a no-decision. But just give me the ball. I don't care where I pitch.

A fig for those by law protected!Liberty's a glorious feast!Courts for cowards were erected, Churches built to please the priest!

I was still in school at the time and Cab was very popular and everybody was doing Cab Calloway so I did.

These days with the web, you can burn out a character really quick.

If you love to read, if you love nature and if you have a dog, you've got it made.

I can only hope that neither of them was scarred by their upbringing.

You have to choose whether to love yourself or not.

I always try to be open to whatever the universe wants from me.

The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity.

Confidence is the best accessory. It can make or break an outfit.

Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion, should be done and may, in fact, in the end, be our greatest contribution to civilization.