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But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

I love being out there on the mound with the ball in my hand. I can control the game. I'm out there. No clock - nothing happens until I throw that thing. Nothing happens. I love that feeling.

I really respond to putting myself out of my own depth and finding my feet.

This sounds really lame, but I'm pretty proud of my feet.

I find it somewhat liberating to jump, to dive into things that are the opposite of me.