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Randy Johnson
American
Athlete
About the author
When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Want
I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Content
I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Idea
#Determination
#Confidence
When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Fun
Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Time
#Right
#People
#Years
#Career
#Old
#Writing
I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me throw and covered my birthdate, would age be an issue?
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#People
#Age
#Numbers
#Questioning
I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to maintain it, and what you have to do to maintain it.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Success
I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Responsibility
#Conversation
The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud.
Randy Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Word