Steve Carlton

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

There are lots of procedural shows that I love, but I never really wanted to be a doctor on 'E.R.' - which I'm just picking as an example - or be on a crime procedural.

I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.