It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

Quote by Nolan Ryan

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Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you...

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you...

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

I feel very fortunate that I played for the four organizations I did.

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan...

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan...

Baseball life is a tough life on the family.

Baseball life is a tough life on the family.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift...

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift...

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And...

For my children, they spent 15 to 20 years of their life in baseball. And...

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary...

I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary...

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal...

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal...

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of...

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of...

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

My job is to give my team a chance to win.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you...

I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a...

I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a...

And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that...

And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that...

I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my...

I like to refer to my years with the Angels as the foundation of my...

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the...

I can honestly say it took two full years for me to get over the...

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive,...

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive,...

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find...

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find...

Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract...

Dick Moss, my agent. Dick became my agent in 1979 when I signed my contract...