One Of The Beautiful Things About Baseball

I Am Going To Spend My Time Today Just Thanking The People That Played A Role In My Career, Because I Truly Do Believe That I Was Blessed By A Lot Of People That Paths Crossed Mine As I Went Down The Road In My Career.

What Man In His 40s Would Not Like To Look In The Mirror And Find Nolan Ryan?

And When I Went To Houston, They Had A Conditioning Coach By The Name Of Gene Coleman. And That Was The First Time I Had Gone To An Organization That Had A Program With A Weight Room And Designed Specifically For Pitchers.

When I Got Traded To The California Angels, I Really Wasn't That Excited About Going To The Angels Because It Meant Changing Leagues And Also A Whole New Set Of Teammates. But Shortly After I Got There I Realized That It Was One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me.

And Then When I Went To Stay In '68, I Can Honestly Say That I Was Not Focused On My Career And On What It Took To Be A Major League Pitcher And To Be A Starting Pitcher.