"I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still."

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"I was in good control of my body, and I kept my head still."

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"He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

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"Meanness is a monster that usurps your self-control because you cowardly allow it to conquer you."

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"The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection."

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"It is possible to be a puppet on a string, controlled by hidden forces."

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"Avoid letting outside influences have a chance to affect your thoughts."

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"My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important."

Career

"I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame."

Opportunity

"It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better."

Pitching

"When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start."

Bullpen

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

Experience

"But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate."

Winning

"I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there."

Recall

"They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic."

Life

"Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father."

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"Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears."

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