"I am the ace and I need to be able to pick the team up when things aren't going well. I like that responsibility."

"I don't feel like I have to avoid a spot where a guy is going to hit it. I feel I can throw it anywhere I want and get what I want."

"I really feel like I can throw a strike with a good pitch and get a guy out pretty much any time."

"I've been fortunate with the changeup. I've been able to throw it for strikes."

"The biggest thing I've learned is location."

"The easiest thing for me to do is the physical work. The weightlifting, conditioning-for me, that's the easiest part of baseball. The hard part is controlling my emotions, controlling my thoughts in between games."

"There's no better feeling than keeping a winning streak going. I am okay pitching after a loss, but when you have those wins behind you and you can keep the team going, that's the best."

"When I start to get groundball outs I get into a zone. That's where I want to be. In the zone."

"Everyone talks about the great pitchers in the game. They need to start talking about (Roy) Halladay because he's as good as they come." - Derek Jeter (April, 2005)

"Everything he throws feels like a bowling ball when you hit it." - Brandon Fahey

"He gives you a chance to win every time you go out there. It doesn't matter if you are on a hot streak or a cold one, with him pitching, you know you have a good chance." - Troy Glaus

"He is-by far and nobody comes close-the toughest, toughest individual mentally and the most driven I've ever been associated with." - Carlos Tosca

"He never loses focus. That's the thing about him. He never loses his intensity or concentration." - John Gibbons

"[He] rises to the occasion. He's got such overpowering stuff. That's what separates him from other guys - his makeup...his mentality. He's intimidating." - John Gibbons

"It's hard to say how good he is because every time he pitches, he wins. He can take an aggressive hitter out of the game because he works so fast. What can I say? He's an ace." - Miguel Tejada

"Roy is like a machine. He's the type of pitcher that doesn't care what happens around him. He still is going to get the batters out any way he can. That's what makes him a lot better than most." - Benjie Molina