John Lackey Quotes on Confidence (3 Quotes)

I give credit to the offense tonight. The guys scored some runs, and that's big. It's a huge positive. For most of the year, we needed really good starting pitching to win. This has got to give the pitchers and offense both a lot of confidence.

Our whole bullpen, being so strong down there, really allows us to go hard for as long as we can. We don't have to worry about saving things for late in the game. We can really go after our pitches ... from the beginning because we have a lot of confidence in the guys who are coming in behind us.

It is nice for them to show the confidence in me. It's nice the organization feels confident in me to sign me to a long-term deal.