You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.