Johnny Sain doesn't say much, but that don't matter much, because when you're out there on the mound, you got nobody to talk to.

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for... reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.

I don't even have a date when I'm going to get on the mound and throw.

Erica is modest. It eases me when she is out on the mound.

I'll never make the mistake of being seventy again.