I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.
You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight.
Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.
I guess I'm the only guy old enough to figure him (Nolan Ryan, 1-Hitter Game in 1991) out.
It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. I'm already in the books three or four times.
What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?
Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.
And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.
