I know winning 20 is a special kind of thing, but I'd rather get into the playoffs, and be strong for the playoffs.

My dad always told me to play hard and know that the people you're competing with and against are working just as hard or harder. So don't let them out-work you.

Ever since I was a little kid, the last thing I wanted to do was lose. I hated losing. I still hate it. I guess you can see that when I'm out there.

I love pitching in front of big crowds and in huge stadiums.

I look at scouting reports, but don't let them dictate what I'm throwing.

Hitters are too big, too strong, and their bats are too quick. I have to go inside to have success.

I'm a tough guy, and I like pitching in tough games.

I really can't complain about anything. I'm living a childhood dream and I have a perfect family. There's really nothing that I'm disappointed with.

One thing that I learned is this - once a Braves fan, always a Braves fan. No matter what. And as a player, that means more than you could understand.

I've matured a lot as a pitcher. I understand what my strengths are. I've learned that I've got a great sinker, I get a lot of ground balls, and it's easy to get a ground-ball double play.

Because I have so much life on my pitches, I can get away with getting too much of the plate every now and then.

Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!

What people respond to in my room makeovers is the daring design - fearless colors, bold fabrics and occasionally outlandish decor.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.

Until writing was invented, man lived in acoustic space: boundless, directionless, horizonless, in the dark of the mind, in the world of emotion.

The best long range shotgun load to have in one's boat for mallards is a fine retriever.

Unfortunately the trick to great execution is to say no a lot.

In the fields with which we are concerned, knowledge comes only in flashes. The text is the thunder rolling long afterward.

Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.