I'm from Southern California, so I feel much more comfortable with a golf club in my hand than I do a weapon.

The problem with being Comeback Player of the Year is it means you have to go somewhere before you can come back.

Getting into the Hall of Fame won't change me. I'm still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do.

I want to stay around longer than the pitchers who were at the top when I came into the big leagues. I don't want to be gone and have all the old guys - Seaver, Carlton, Ryan and Sutton - still pitching. I got rid of Palmer, now I want to outlast the rest of them.