Definitely, me being a competitor, I like to get even. No one likes to get beat down. For me pitching to the Yankees twice, I tried to look at it in a positive way. Just...

A five-run lead just makes you that much more aggressive. You want to bear down and keep a lead when you have one.

I’m not the one to talk it. I want to go out and just do it.

It’s a comforting thing. If you get beat up by a team, and you come back against the same team, and you do pretty well, it shows once you get knocked down in a tunnel...

Having a five-run lead after one inning was a definite confidence booster, … I felt pretty strong. I tried to make them hit the ball and cut down on my walks.

I want to show it. I’m not the one who is going to talk. I’d rather go out and let my actions speak for it rather than talk a bunch of game. As far as...

We’ll see how it goes from there. As far as leaving it out there, I gave it my best.

The big hits they had were where I was behind in the count and I had to come at them. They got the hits when they needed to.

That’s going to be a big thing for me, to get ahead. A lot of the time when I’ve struggled I’ve walked people and been behind in the pitch count. I just want to come...

I can’t worry about what I can’t control. Of course, you know, I felt that overall I had a decent Spring Training. I’ll go down, continue to work hard, and try and get better.

It wasn’t necessarily my best start, but it wasn’t necessarily my worst start.

It’s definitely something you have to believe in. People can say that you have great stuff, but if you don’t believe it, you’re not going to pitch with conviction like you have good stuff.

I tried to come at it a different way this time, … Make them put the ball in play [and] cut down on walks.

That was something that just came from a bad habit. It was no mechanical reason that made me do it. Just a bad habit. It made me inconsistent. The ball would be high or low.

My mind frame is that I’m going to break (camp) with the team and contribute to the team like I know I can. Any thought of the minor leagues hasn’t crossed my mind. I’m going...

Throw hard, be aggressive, make the hitters earn it.

This year I’m just going out and using my best stuff. I’m not trying to paint. I’m not a finesse pitcher. I’m not going to be the one who is going to paint here or...

My first thought when I got here was ‘Maybe I should have stayed home. But I love to dance, so I stayed.

I just need to shake it off, work hard and come back ready for my next start.

It was an outing that wasn’t well period, regardless of battling for a spot or not.

It might be a little different, but I’m sure I can adapt to it. It’s a young group of players, and everyone seems to be having fun. It ought to be a great year and...

I got behind. Batters are more comfortable when you get behind them because they know you have to come in with strikes. It was an outing that didn’t go well, period, regardless if I was...

I learned how to run a good business and be successful in life.

My dad served in the [Army] for 23 years, and a couple of people I talked to grew up Army brats like I did and they continued to pursue it. I have a lot of...

Sometimes it’s tough (to be patient). But you have to be strong-minded and understand that you have time and you’re still young.

I could have pitched better, but the team backed me up and we got the win.

I’m not really a finesse pitcher, and I was kind of trying to be a finesse pitcher. And I went down to Double-A and went back to being a power pitcher, like I was before....

I’ve been here before. It’s not like I’m new to the situation. It’s not like if they tell me I’m going to Triple A, I’m not going to break down, cry or go down there...

I try not to think about it, and if it’s hurting, try not to show it. If it was that big a deal and I couldn’t pitch with it, I wouldn’t pitch. A lot of...

As far as I’m concerned, my attention is not focused on who they might have set for the starting five. I can only worry about what I can control, pitch the way I know I...