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I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.

Always be prepared to start.

Build today, then strong and sure, With a firm and ample base; And ascending and secure. Shall tomorrow find its place.

I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

I like building.

I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything.

You have two choices: You can take what you're given or build with what you've got. I choose to build with what I've got and try to make the best of it because I've still been given a stage. I've still got cameras in front of my face when I want them, and I plan to run with it.

I don't want to pitch forever.

There's been times where I've come out of the bullpen thinking I was going to throw a no hitter, and I've lasted two or three innings. So I try not to use my pre-game warm ups as a barometer of how I'm going to pitch.

Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.