Athlete

There's a lot of variables you can't control in trying to win a game, but at the end of the day it does mean something to win a game in the big leagues and be on the mound.

God gave me an ability to throw a baseball. He chose me for a reason, and I want to honor Him with that.

All the individual stuff is great, but I just want to win a World Series.

It's just amazing the providence God had in my life. God was there the whole time, I just didn't bother to look.

As a pitcher, you're supposed to succeed, and you're not supposed to give up a hit.

I'm not a big thinker. The less thinking the better.

On a day I start, I have a turkey sandwich for lunch. I don't consider it a ritual, but I'm anxious on those days.

I don't care how you get the outs. It doesn't matter to me how bad it looks, how good it looks, how many strikeouts you have. None of that stuff matters as long as you get the outs.

Winning the World Series is really all that we play this game for.

As competitors, winning is what drives you.

You can't control the talents He gives you, no doubt about that. But you can control the effort you put forth with those talents.

The way I look at it, 29 teams fail every year and one team succeeds.

I'm a big sports fan even outside of baseball. I love watching guys that are supposed to be great, and are great, live up to the expectations. So I really appreciate consistency.

I'm not trying to strike everybody out.

I don't really judge myself, I guess. I don't really judge other players.

At the end of the day that's why I play the game, to glorify Him in everything I do and to compete for Him.

I don't think I'm going to ever be the guy that gives soundbite after soundbite. If somebody has a question, I'll answer it. But if they don't, I don't have anything to say, really.

I firmly believe that you are supposed to love everybody. That is God's one boldest commandment.

You play baseball. You play a lot of games. You win a lot of stuff. You win a World Series. But if that's all you've done, what have you got to show for it?

You can't have your bullpen throwing three or four innings every night. Just not fair to them.