Steve Carlton Quotes (23 Quotes)

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

It was the best stuff I ever had, ... When I had nine strike-outs, I decided to go all the way. But it cost me the game because I started to challenge every batter.

I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit.

My goals I can't tell you. They're too private. But I have some extraordinary goals.

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.

I realized after going through the interview that I don't want to be in baseball.

The first pitch I threw was to third baseman Bob Bailey. It was a fastball, low and away. He ripped it for a home run down the left field line.

And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

It should be thrown, with the wrist and grip set, just like your fastball, slightly off center - with the same velocity and intensity.

Hopefully, Pete will be reinstated by Baseball and he will have his rightful place in baseball history, a plaque in the Hall of Fame.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

It was a milestone that very few pitchers achieved and at that time assured you of election to the Hall of Fame.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

You've gotta find a way to get out of your own way, so you can progress in life.