I'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.

I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.

I just write mechanical things.

When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.

I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.