Randy Johnson Quotations

Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. Thats what I try to do.

I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?

I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to maintain it, and what you have to do to maintain it.

I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and get where you're going much faster. But being invisible? You probably wouldn't use that for the good of man.

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.

I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.

The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.

Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career.

I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there.

When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.

When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.

People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at what you do and how long you've done it. And what is success in your eyes? Have you separated yourself from everyone else in that craft? Or have you settled amongst the pack?

Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.

Unfortunately, it took a long time to fix my mechanics, ... That's the pitcher everyone expected. That's the pitcher I expected. Today my velocity was up because my mechanics were much better.

When things are working, it's the greatest thing. When I'm out there pitching and I have a catcher putting down the finger for the pitch I want to throw and I've already got that gripped, that's a great rapport.

Last year was a good learning process. I learned a lot about what I need to adjust to this coming year. That's why I'm coming into this year feeling a lot more relaxed.

Seventeen wins is good, but I expect more this year. I want to show people I still have the stuff.

She was star-gazing. She was looking up to the sky, and her eyes had a blank look to them. They were empty.

Mechanically, I've struggled all year long with my arm angle, with my velocity and my effectiveness. That stems from poor mechanics. Tonight, I felt really comfortable on the mound.

No one is going to tell me at 41 what I can't do.

Obviously, it's a nice honor, but there's a lot of work between now and then.

Nobody's more disappointed in the clubhouse than me right now,

(Posada) didn't have as much time as Flaherty did to analyze what was going wrong with me.

I was pretty animated; tonight's game was probably the most energetic and emotional that I've had in a long time. It was just coming back here; Seattle, where the opportunity was given to me to throw every five days regardless of how I pitched. I knew I would get the opportunity to develop here. This is where it all kind of started.

I don't ignore it. I know that if I do my job, it can help a lot of different areas. Maybe I can take some stress off the bullpen, maybe I can take some pressure off the other starters and maybe I can help the offense relax a little bit. I know all that. And I don't mind that.

I don't get worked up against who I'm pitching against.

I don't feel so bad when he gets a base hit off Mo, too.

I don't know. There's too much on my mind, I'm that focused.

I have been fortunate to be a part of this three times, ... But you could see a lot of new kids in here that haven't experienced this.

I felt pretty good. That's what I've been talking about all along.

I felt like I was able to hit my spots. I felt like my last three starts have been good starts, and I've been able to build off those.

I feel pretty good overall. When I'm out there throwing batting practice, it's just what it is, batting practice. To work on my pitches and trying to get something out of it a little bit as far as some intensity.

I feel like I'm 24 again. I had the game taken away from me last year. I feel rejuvenated. I've got peace of mind knowing that the knee is fine, and I'm looking forward to going out there because it's like I dropped off the radar. I was a pretty good pitcher before last year, you know.

Get that damn camera out of my face!

Get out of my face, that's all I ask,

I expect to win every time I go out. The way I would draw it up would be exactly like tonight not very many strikeouts, no walks and a few hits. For the most part, I was pretty efficient.

I don't think people give Pacific enough credit. We knew they had talent and our goal, defensively, was to stop Richardson.

I got a little tight. So, I just stepped out and let someone else pitch. Everything is fine.

He did something that Joe would say, 'That's Bernie being Bernie,'

He hit 97, 98 without trying. I'm out there throwing 95 and grunting.

He's a throwback pitcher from the day. The game's changed quite a bit since then, but I can still learn. If you think you know everything that's when you'll be sadly mistaken. If I can take some input that he has and apply it towards what I'm doing out there and use it, then that's a good thing.

He saw a lot of things that sometimes you don't see when you're a pitcher out there, and that's mechanics.

Have you guys seen anything like it? ... It's frustrating.

There are situations where employers cannot find American workers to fill jobs.

Just take a little breather and let the bullpen come in. They did a nice job. I don't need to go out there every time and pitch seven, eight innings.

I think it's a great idea, but I also like pre-kindergarten.

I think it's important that the catcher realize that even if you think something is going well and it really isn't but you're convinced it is, that he still try to get you through the game when things aren't going well.

I think the pieces are starting falling into place now which is good because you've got a month and a half left, so every game is important,

I think you've seen a different pitcher compared to earlier in the year. It's very evident that my mechanics are there, my velocity is there and everything is there that wasn't there on a consistent basis.

I think you see not a sense of urgency, but a little more importance on every game. I suspect it will be that way the rest of the year.

I think Whirlpool has the synergies to be able to pull this off. Maytag is not going to make it by themselves, and nobody does the laundry business better than Whirlpool.

I think Whirlpool has the synergies to be able to pull this off, ... Maytag is not going to make it by themselves, and nobody does the laundry business better than Whirlpool.

I was counting on myself to go out and pitch a quality ballgame, ... Hopefully I'll have another chance to redeem myself.

I was able to get my pitches in and didn't have to extend myself, which is nice. I was just glad that it didn't get postponed. I warmed up and I warmed up good.

I was just trying to get to class on time when I was 19,

Jason was a one-man wrecking crew. Jason pretty much did it all himself today. I'm glad to see he's back on track and picked up where he left off in the second half of the season. It's a real blessing to have someone like that in the lineup.

Last week we played well against Carter (in a 42-36 victory), this week we stink, ... It's really, really, really frustrating.

I think every pitcher pitches a little differently when they get out of Colorado, ... He's a different pitcher here and we're really getting the benefits of his performances. He's pitching the way he always knew he could out of that environment.

Regarding the unfortunate incident that happened this morning as I was on my way to take a physical, I hope that everyone will understand that the past few days have been a bit overwhelming and I wish I had handled the situation differently, ... I am very sorry it happened.

That, and the biggest thing is I've missed my mechanics, too.

Math and science are the foundation for engineering. That's the basis for technical development.

I was used to a few reporters in Phoenix who would walk by in passing and asked me how I was feeling. Here, I had 10 guys asking me about two innings in spring training.

I think our pitching staff is pretty good, ... The pieces are starting to fall in place, which is good. We have a month and a half left, so every game is important.

I think he did a great job. We had a lot of inconsistencies the first half of the year, and to win as many games as we did says a lot about his managerial skills.

It creates a real disincentive for business to locate in that state.

I'm still doing my thing at 41, I don't care what anyone tells me. It's mentally exhausting to be that focused every pitch now. It was easier at an earlier age ... It's the ingredient I've missed more than anything else.

I'm here to win. No doubt, it's been a disappointing year, but I know what I'm capable of doing. I think the game that I pitched today was coming.

That's the pitcher that everybody expected and the pitcher that I expected. It's taken me awhile to find my mechanics.

That's the pitcher that everybody expected, and that's the pitcher that I'd expected.

I was barely a .500 pitcher before my dad died and I got married and had a baby... my wife and baby brought me down to earth.

Whirlpool has a lot of work to do, but long-term it's going to be good for us.

With all the adversity this team has been through, it's very gratifying to see how things panned out for everybody. It's pretty satisfying considering I haven't been as consistent as I'd like to be, and to still win 17 games ... that's pretty satisfying.

Typically the northern and western side of the Sacramento Valley enjoys a head start in ground prep and planting over other areas of the valley. My son and I drove up I-5 to Willows and were amazed at the amount of water and its depth out in the fields. Usually this time of the year in this part of the valley, tractors are everywhere preparing the fields for planting.

When you're still making quality pitches in their third time up, you can feel your progression. I faced them three times.

Was the decline in the union movement due to a lousy message, or are they going to try a different tactic that will be more effective? It still remains to be seen as all this unfolds.

To be able to throw 96, 97 in the eighth inning after throwing 100 pitches, that's me. My velocity was back to where I'd like to have it, and the sharpness and velocity of my breaking ball was there as well throughout the whole game.

This whole thing has been compressed. We're doing the best we can in a bad situation.

To say our offense won't come around is like saying the sun won't come up tomorrow.

What's impressive is their starting pitching. You give up three runs to a team like ours, that's impressive. Obviously they've played us well, but they've played other teams well.

You can't do that. This is a pennant race game. ... This is a disgrace. This is disgraceful.

Tonight's game was the most emotional one I've had in a long time, ... I don't get worked up about who I'm up against -- I think it's just being here in Seattle. This was where I got the opportunity to throw every five days.

Tonight I really felt comfortable on the mound, ... I felt like everything was there. I was hitting my spots, and that's the biggest thing.

We found that students there were taking biology, chemistry and physics for three years in high school, Chinese students want to take math and science. Those are the cool subjects there.

Throwing 95 (mph) is a luxury for me now. I'd much rather be efficient when I go out there.

We won 55 ball games in eight years, and that's a good record for anybody. My only regret - that 4-5 season sticks in my craw. I'm retiring as a coach, and I feel good about my retirement.

We control our own destiny. I'm sure it'll come down to those last three games in Boston.

You get a little bit over the rubber, rushing a little bit, and then your arm seems to drop down. It's been a long process, a long year, a frustrating year. But that's been the problem and I'll continue to work on it.

Everything I threw over the plate they hit.

Everything's fine, everything's good. It's early in the year. I just (wanted to) take a little breather and let the bullpen come in. They did a nice job.

Everything's fine. Everything's good. It's early in the year.

Everybody thought I'd be the first one to break down in this rotation, and I was the one who was the most stable.

At this point, being 41 years old, it's just a few little keys here and there. It's hard to get to know somebody; he doesn't know me, either. It's kind of hard to evaluate his input.

Communication is going to be 60 percent of the job. And he has instant credibility.

Don't get in my face, ... I don't care who you are. Don't get in my face.

Don't get in my face, and don't talk back to me, all right.

Felt great, ... Still a little bit of kryptonite in my back, though.

The results will be higher income and property tax.