I Grew Up With The

What Man In His 40s Would Not Like To Look In The Mirror And Find Nolan Ryan?

And When I Went To Houston, They Had A Conditioning Coach By The Name Of Gene Coleman. And That Was The First Time I Had Gone To An Organization That Had A Program With A Weight Room And Designed Specifically For Pitchers.

A Successful Pitcher Keeps The Leadoff Hitter From Reaching First Base And Puts The First Pitch Over For A Strike - The Two Most Important Rules Of Pitching.

It Took Me A While To Figure That Out And To Realize What A Gift That I Had Been Given. And When I Finally Did, I Dedicated Myself To Be The Best Pitcher I Possibly Could Be, For As Long As I Possibly Could Be.

I Came Into The Game When I Broke Into The Major Leagues, The Minimum Salary Was Seven Thousand Dollars, And I'd Have To Go Home In The Wintertime And Get A Job.