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'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.

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...

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

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

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...

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

I also think that I had great mechanics.

I also think that I had great mechanics.

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...

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting...

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting...

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 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...

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...

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.