Sandy Koufax Quotes

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.

The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.

In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.

I can throw strikes any time.

I was a thrower. I think I'm more of a pitcher now.

Pitching is both an art and a science.

You continue to try to hammer out fastball command the best you can.

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.

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

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

When I played, I didn't have the strongest arm, and in a game, I never threw it as hard as I could, either.

I watch all the pitchers I admire. I love watching Cliff Lee. It looks easy for him when he's on the mound; he's almost like an artist. He knows exactly how to get guys out.

I've got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that.

I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby.

Once I get completely right mechanically and with command, maybe I only use two or three pitches to get through seven innings.

I'm making throws where I don't have to second guess, putting the ball where it needs to be, and when I'm making each throw, there's no grabbing or pulling in there, and it feels comfortable and fluid.

Home plate is 17 inches wide, but I ignore the middle 12 inches. I pitch to the two-and-a-half inches on each side.

I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.

A pitcher's got to be good and he's got to be lucky to get a no hit game.

Baseball is all about pitching, and we know we have to improve our pitching.

I guess I set a world record for errors. I had a pretty good arm, see, but I didn't have much control.

It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just swings and misses. They don't see that ball that well. Jack Morris threw an awful good one and Mike Scott. There's a lot of great pitchers over the years that I think that pitch definitely helped their career.