Steve Carlton

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

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

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.

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.