One thing about this game: It's really frustrating. In hockey, if you team's losing, you can start a fight. You can get your frustrations out.

[In hockey] I was a goon, just protecting the better players. I've always been a better baseball player.

I'm me on the mound. I like to show my emotion, be real aggressive and give everything I've got for one half inning. I don't have to act. What you see on the mound is what I am in real life.

It's the best feeling in the world . The game's on the line, and you're the guy in the spotlight.

I have good days and bad days, but they aren't much different.

I like it when every pitch counts. There are a lot of people who see it as a negative, but I try to feed off it.

I don't think about delivery. I don't think about mechanics. I just think about throwing hard.

You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to do every single time I'm on the mound.

You have to be out there and have a mound presence. You have to be real aggressive and be real confident. You have to put the hitters on defense.

In life there is but one career path that will fulfill. The path itself of joy. Make your heart sing. Anything else is a waste of life.

Dipping into the pitcher of the past, his father often said, can only sour the cup of the present.

Consciousness has evolved biologically and can therefore be explained biologically.

If I were to receive a pair of the blessed prophetic sandals to place on my head, then I shall consider myself no less than a fully crowned king.

I have a spiritual advisor I call up, when I just feel lost. Lately, I've been talking to God. I developed this dialogue in rehab, this dialogue with God, and every day I talk to God.

A work of art is a renewable source of energy.

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.

Take care of each other.

I'm one of the nicest, most fair people I know.