Pitching Is What You Have

The Artful Pitcher Must Take The Inevitable Peaks And Valleys Of Pitching In Stride And Never Give In To The Batters Or Lose Sight Of His/her Own Strengths.

Do You Think It's Easy To Just Walk Up To Joe Dimaggio And Start Up A Conversation? I've Been Around Him At Old-timers' Games, And Believe Me, He's Someone Special. It's Not Easy To Walk Over And Say, 'how Ya Doin', Joe, Whaddya Say?' You Really Feel As Though This Is The One Old-timer You Have To Call Mister.

It Takes 20 Victories For People To Recognize You As A Great Pitcher.

No One Had More Impact On My Career Than Gil Hodges. Playing For Him Was A Learning Experience, And He Was A Tower Of Strength. Not Everbody Liked Him, But Everybody Respected Him. He Went About His Job In A Very Professional Manner, And It Caused Me To Do The Same With My Job.

My Job Isn't To Strike Guys Out, It's To Get Them Out - Sometimes By Striking Them Out.