Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field. |
To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound. |
So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that. |
The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers. |
And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes. |
It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me. |
You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life. |
I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit. |
Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together. |
But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field. |
I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself. |
That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect. |
To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right. |
My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia. |
I trained myself to perform on the field. |