"Any strikeout record worth having is in a Texas pitcher’s pocket. I might come join them one day."

"I know what I make, and I know about the guy who works 9 to 5. My older brother makes about $20,000 a year. Think he's going to feel sorry for me when I've had a bad day at work? He shouldn't. I know this is a good time in my life."

"I make too much money to play a game I love to ever feel sorry for myself."

"I'm confident in myself, either way. I've pitched big games all my life."

"I’m in the big leagues now, and I’m ready to take the next step."

"I’m the best. That’s why I’m so relaxed out there. You’ve got to have some arrogant bones in your body, especially to be a pitcher in the big leagues."

"I think it’s bush league to read about yourself, really."

"I’ve definitely always wanted to be the guy they tell, 'Here’s the ball. Go do it.'"

"I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I want my teammates to relax on the days I pitch because they know they only have to get us a couple of runs. I'm totally prepared for that."

"Pitching is pitching. I’ve been doing this since I was eight-years-old, playing in my backyard with my dad. The things that work in Double-A will also work in the majors."

"The attention you get here is what you make of it. I can't worry about exterior distractions. As soon as you start doing that things magnify on you. It's something youhave to learn. I mean, when you first get to the big leagues, you worry about everything. Theare are f------ Kit Kats in the clubhouse! There's a f------ ice cream machine! All that stuff. There are different levels of distractions. Eventually you have to block it all out and pitch. That's the only way you can succeed."

"There are no days off in our division. Even a team like Tampa Bay can beat you up."

"The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless."

"You get too many guys out there that are soft and don’t have the mentality."

"He feels like he belongs here. There's no better compliment I can give him than to say that about him." — Joe Torre

"He has one of the best young arms in the league. And he's going to get better and better." - Albert Pujols

"He is special. With him it’s so easy. The ball comes out of his hand so easily. He has a real feel for pitching. He is intelligent and his mechanics are solid." - John Boles

"He's a competitor. He has tons of confidence in his stuff and he's unique in the sense that he has three legit pitches. Hard-throwing right-handers don't throw too many changeups to other right-handers. That's something special he has, plus a nasty curveball." - Mike Lowell

"He’s a kid who wants it badly and he’s in no way, shape or form trying to big-league anybody. He wants to impress but not in a way that is immature." — Jeff Torborg

"He's an old-schooler. He's really caught everyone's attention … not only his stuff, but what he does with it." - Joe Torre

"He’s cocky. So am I. You have to be cocky to be good." - Curt Schilling

"He’s got a chance to be a premium pitcher for a long time." - Dave Dombrowski

"He's got tremendous upside. I might have had to push him a little, but basically he deserves all the credit. This guy is going to be something special." - Jack McKeon

"Josh is a single guy with an outgoing personality. In Florida, he could go unnoticed, but I know he’s loving life in Boston." - Carl Pavano

"He’s making adjustments. The stuff is there. Now he’s got to just make it consistent." - Wayne Rosenthal

"He’s never going to be a touch and feel guy. He will challenge hitters with his fastball." — Al Nipper

"He’s very ambitious, very outgoing, confident in his abilities. Those are good qualities in the big leagues." - Al Avila

"I don't think he's a cocky kid. I think he's just a very confident young man that goes out there and tries to do the best he can. One thing about him: He may talk a lot, but he walks the walk as well." - Jack McKeon

"I've had a lot of young pitchers. Believe me, this guy here is, I'd have to say, by far the most outstanding young man I've had as far as mental toughness in the big leagues." - Jack McKeon

"This guy has the guts of a burglar." - Jack McKeon