I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.

Quote by Dennis Eckersley

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You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious...

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious...

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through...

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through...

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a...

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a...

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes...

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes...

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.

My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important.

But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that...

But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that...

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can,...

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can,...

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys...

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys...

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was...

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was...

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a...

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a...

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

I'm proud of the fact that I pitched almost 3,300 innings.

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink,...

Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink,...

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.

I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do...

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do...

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change...

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change...

I also think that I had great mechanics.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me...

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me...

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.