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Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.

At 7-1, your pitching has obviously controlled that other team. At 16-10, I'm not sure when it's safe.

I was afraid if I started to hit home runs, my average would drop.

I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.

There's nothing to be scared of. We're playing basketball. The only thing that could happen is you failing. But as long as you're going hard, there's nothing to be scared of for me. I don't know what there is to be scared of.

I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.