In regards to steroids, I think we're all to blame, all of baseball. I never realized how far-reaching this problem has been.
As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.
It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.
The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.
When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.
I'm more of a feel pitcher. If something's wrong, I don't watch a video. I go throw in the bull pen until it feels right.
When I came into baseball, I had one goal for my career - the Hall of Fame.
I'm a strong man, and usually I get over hurts and it makes me stronger when I come back.
I have far too many skeletons in my closet to think about any sort of serious mention of public office.
Clemens, Seaver, Gibson, Maddux - I just don't see myself in that category. I'm flattered that maybe it's debatable at this point.
With the White Sox, when we do stuff, everybody's opinion is asked for, is given and then decisions are made on just about everything.
I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.
I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.
When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes.
Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it.
Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.
One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.
You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
I'm very, very competitive. If my grandmother asks to race me down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it!
I try to stay as private as possible; I know that's difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
