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Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game.

I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

Ultimately, if you look at the game and there are two minutes left, and you have to ensure your victory, you don't want to throw the damn football. You want a runner who can run the clock out.

Time control directly influences the quality of play.

You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

Balance is so important. We all have to cut up our clock to find out what works for you. If you're ineffective, you're using bad clock management, and you have to adjust. Using a basketball reference, the team who wins is the team that can make adjustments in real time.

You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.