Roger Clemens Quotes
I`ve been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I`ve been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home.
If I get two strikes, I`ll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.
The student body was huge at UT and you had to mature pretty quick, very quick actually. I enjoyed it and it helped me a lot in my life in general - not only in the classroom but on the baseball field as well.
But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when you need a strikeout there, in big spots. But we are very aware of that fact, that these guys put the ball in play.
My main concern is when it`s 2-0, I`ve got to keep it at 2-0. It gives us a little more of a chance. To give up four more runs, that isn`t going to get it done. I don`t care who you`re facing or who you`re playing, it`s not going to get it done.
I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come at you extremely hard. I have to be ready or I`ll be embarrassed.
Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.
We were like two tired old men walking out of the tunnel, and then we were like two kids having a good time. We were holding each other up.
That might be somebody`s only chance to see me pitch. They might have driven four hours to get there. I`m going to be out there if I can help it.
I love this, this is why you get off the couch to play this game. I`ve been fortunate to have played in a lot of big games, but it`s still exciting.
But I`m not looking forward to trying to strike out a lot of guys.
The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition.
Going to Omaha for the College World Series - the people there are tremendous - huge crowds and a lot of excitement. I still remember those days - you make a lot of friends that you never forget when you win a championship like that.
I love to work with the younger kids who are trying to live out their dreams, if in fact that`s what they plan on doing after college to take the next step. A very select few have that opportunity so when you do have the opportunity you know, those guys take advantage of it.
Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.
It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I`ve been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that`s for sure.
When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by really fast.
I`d be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn`t able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I`m comfortable with.
Every time I toe the rubber, it`s no different for me than it was in the World Series.
I don`t bat an eye at stuff like that. I`ve had my share of wins. If I worried about the games I should have won, it would probably drive me crazy. It was a fun game to pitch in.
I`ve lost a little bit of my fire... I don`t want to say I`ve lost my passion.
I still remember my team at UT jumping on me after getting that final out against Alabama to win the National Championship in `83.
You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a little more experienced and it was such a thrill.
My only day off is the day I pitch.
Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It`s not anger, it`s motivation.
