Dennis Eckersley Quotes

It Took Me A Few Years To Realize That Throwing Harder Wasn't Always Better.

My Career Spanned The Era When Relievers Started To Become More Important

I'm Proud Of The Fact That I Pitched Almost 3,300 Innings.

I Was In Good Control Of My Body, And I Kept My Head Still.

You Aren't Going To Stick Around Long With Just Two Pitches

I Think Today The Players Are Too Nice To One Another, But That Might Change With The Unbalanced Schedule, With Teams Playing Each Other More And More. When You Face Each Other That Much, With That Much At Stake, Something's Bound To Happen.

Pitching... Sometimes I Did So Poorly, It Brought Me To Tears

I Always Had The Attitude That I Wanted To Throw A No-hitter Every Game.

I Also Think That I Had Great Mechanics.

I Can't Recall Too Much About Pitching, But I Do Remember That I Was Anxious To Get It Over With. I Just Wanted To Get That First Game Over With And Go From There.

They Developed A Platform For Me To Put Up Another 12 Years, And That Was My Ticket To Cooperstown. Those Were The Best Years Of My Life. It Was Like Magic.

I Had Never Been To The Playoffs, And It Was Exciting. The Fans Went Through The Roof. They Were Excited About The Whole Team. It Was Great To Be Traded To A City Like Chicago, Which Was A Lot Like Boston.