Even if I was tipping my pitches, I could have thrown pitches good enough to not be hit.

Personally, do I feel like an All-Star? I don't think so.

My average against hitters is pretty good.

When I look at my numbers, I don't give up a lot of hits.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I can bring a 10 to any important game.

I'm never satisfied until I win all the games and have an ERA of 0.00.

I don't need much motivation.

I talk to Kyle Hendricks a lot.

It is my biggest regret that I gave up 10 runs on my last outing as a Ranger.

Major league hitters have more power. But Japanese hitters are very good at making contact. I don't like either.

When a player cheats, you can't have a gold medal, right?

America is very tolerant of mistakes.

I would like to come back in the World Series. And I want to pitch better.

I had bad days, and that means somebody else had a great day.

The Houston Astros are an organization I really respect and they have a lot of great players.

I feel that if I absolve myself and say it was the Astros' fault I was bad in Game 7, in the World Series, I can't develop as a person.

I want to throw a faster fastball. I want a sharper curve. I want to improve all my pitches.

I want to focus more on my pitches, not on the tempo. After that, I felt more comfortable.

In life, I think huge failures are extremely important.