If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.

One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.

I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all.

I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me.

A man is able to take me to a restaurant, but he's not able to take me home to mom. Society is still not at a place yet where they see us as family.

To be selected was an honor, and in respect of the family member chosen to run, families held feasts and gave away prized beaver coats, quilled tobacco bags and buffalo hides.

Emotions never become obsolete, whether they are towards your family or your boyfriend.

Anyone who has a parent can relate to this idea of not quite understanding who your parents are or making up stories about them.