I don’t play anymore, because I know I’m not going to be a pro golfer. So there’s no reason to golf.

I was actually hoping the Royals would pick me. It was the main team I wanted to go to. Their colors are Royal blue and that’s my favorite color.

I just hated being around attention and stuff. In the clubhouse, I hated being around that. I didn’t like anything to do with being around people, for the most part. I mean, I could be around them, just not in a talking situation, and that would make it even worse.

Baseball is a sport where being stupid and keeping things really simple a lot of times is the right way to do things. There are very few guys that are capable of processing a lot of information and applying it and still being good at it. … I don’t want to name names, but there were guys I played with that were so stupid that they’re really good, because their mind never gets in the way.

In Kansas City, most of the time, if we’d have made it to the playoffs, we would have been happy. But our team wasn’t that good.

I feel like, in general, lefties hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers better than right-handers hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers.

If I lie, I forget what I said the first time. I won’t remember the lie. I don’t know how people do it.

That’s our goal every year, to win the World Series, like it is at most places. In L.A., it really is.

I don’t mind people looking at me. That’s never bothered me. I don’t want them looking at me in my house; now that would bother me.

I could play for the worst team if they paid the most… If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I’m going to go for the $200-million no matter what team it was.

I don’t really think about the runs too much. I mean, if we get, like, a five-run lead, then I’ll start to pitch according to that.

I don’t want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don’t want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don’t think that will be an issue playing in L.A.

Everyone watches everyone pitch. If they’re doing good, you’re trying to take something out of them. I’ve taken something from probably every average to above-average pitcher I’ve ever played with – what they do. You see what they do and how you can put that into your game.

I play to see what I can accomplish. I don’t play for fun. I play to see how good I can be.

You’re not allowed to write about me if you haven’t seen ‘The Shawshank Redemption.’ See it and then get back to me.

Brad Pitt has something about him to where he’s played different characters in all his movies, and every single time after he’s done, I want to be him.

Brad Pitt has something about him to where he’s played different characters in all his movies, and every single time after he’s done, I want to be him.

I used to get so nervous and upset at stuff… I’d always be angry.

Sometimes my arm wants to throw a hard fastball, but my brain doesn’t want to throw it that hard.

To wake up when the sun comes up and enjoy that and then, when the sun goes down, to have a nice property or house where I could watch it on my porch when I’m older. It would be peaceful.

It’s not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.

There’s more people to ignore in New York or Boston than there are in Milwaukee, but I would still ignore them, probably.

I don’t know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you’re not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.

I don’t like to just talk about nothing, or less than nothing. If it’s something interesting, I’m fine with it, but, ‘Hey, Zack, how is your day?’ People ask that, and somebody actually tells them what happened in their day? I don’t have any real interest in that.

I remember bringing some of my other friends to our table, and everyone at our table would look at them and ask me, ‘What are you doing? Why’d you bring him?’ It was annoying high school stuff that still goes on now. My high school was really bad.

I’ve only kept one award in my whole life, and it’s the coolest thing ever. Mizuno gave me a samurai sword for winning the Cy Young. It’s awesome.

I’m not a good liar. I just tell the truth; I think that’s the best way.

There definitely will be flying cars, but whether there’ll be flying cars for most people to use, it’ll probably take a long time to straighten everything out, all the rules and hassles. It’ll take a while to figure out how to keep people from crashing into each other.

To talk to people, I have to spend energy talking to them. If I expend my energy on talking to people and making friends, it takes away from the energy I could focus on getting ready to pitch.

Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world, and you don’t deal with any of the other stuff. But that’s not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can’t do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.

It’s going to be great. I’m going to celebrate after the game. I’m considering it a record. Even though it’s been done before, I feel like it’s the first time ever being done. I’m excited about it. Hopefully the results will be better. I think it’s really neat, actually.

It hasn’t been as bad as I would have thought, attentionwise. Early in the year, I had some problems with it. There was a lot surrounding the scoreless (innings) streak. And the stupid Sports Illustrated cover (in May).

It was the worst thing that could have happened the whole entire year. There was all of the attention that came from it. But that’s not the No. 1 thing. The No. 1 thing is I probably had to sign 10,000 extra autographs because of that thing. Everyone has their Sports Illustrated cover that they want signed.

Yeah, but he probably still won’t be able to beat me.

Under, but I’m going to hit a bunch of doubles and home runs. That’s the plan, but I’m going to swing hard.

I just upped my dosage some, which is just normal, but with all medicines, it’s kind of crazy because it makes me tired to take it. But if I don’t take it, I get really worked up. The higher the dosage, the more tired I get, but I guess I sort of get used to it. Nothing’s perfect.

I guess I kind of did right before the Trade Deadline last year because we were trading all our players. … When I signed, I was led to believe we were building around the guys we had, and we were getting rid of all of them,“ he said. “So I sort of did then. Then at the end of the year, I sort of did again. And then during the offseason, I sort of did again. And then the media got the one where I think my agent must have said it somehow. … So I guess I sort of did about four times.

Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world and you don’t deal with any of the other stuff. But that’s not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can’t do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.

I haven’t seen one who’s annoying yet to me.

I come to the park and want to get focused on my next start, and random people come and waste my time talking. To talk to people, I have to spend energy. If I spend my energy focused on talking to people and making friends, then that takes away from the energy I could be focused on getting ready to pitch. So I just try to avoid nonsense talk. … It wears me out to do stuff like our meetings every day. If I actually listen to them, like in class, if you actually listen to the person talking, it will wear me out. So I kind of go into a daze thing and I’m kind of refreshed from it.

There’s more people to ignore in New York or Boston than there are in Milwaukee,“ he said, “but I would still ignore them, probably.

Because the fans, I don’t know why, but it seemed like they really liked me. As the general manager or coach or owner of the team, the fans recognize what you do, and if you do something that none of the fans like, there’s going to be backlash against the organization. So if you make it to where they can understand why the general managers and owners did what they did, it’s not as bad a situation for them, and it makes it easier to make the move. … I’m gonna try to do it, I’m not sure, but that will probably be the last question I answer about the past. So that’s my goal.

It’s been a lot more fun, but the main thing is there’s a lot less negative times. Times where you lose a lot, you go home mad a lot more. You just get in a bad mood, and a lot of times, when the fifth inning comes around and you’re down by one, you think you’re going to lose. It just sucks.

People have been talking to me more, and I don’t like that. Everyone seems to be noticing me, looking at me and stuff. I don’t like that.

Everything’s, like, easier. You don’t have to worry about, ‘We’re losing, so I can’t do this.’ Just simple stuff, everyday stuff, like getting in the shower quick after the game. If you’re losing all the time and you get in the shower quick, it’s like, ‘Oh, this guy doesn’t want to be here, because he got in the shower quick and doesn’t care that we lost.’ Now, if you want to go in the shower, you go in the shower. If you want to eat, you go eat. You can just go do stuff and it’s not like, ‘Why is he doing that.

I really like the city. I don’t really even know the players over there any more. And I like their coaches. Their coaches are really good. And I like the city. We still have a place there. Emily loved it there. But I don’t know. … It’s a tough question. I have more thoughts about it, but I can’t really say it out loud. The answer’s not ‘no’ or ‘yes,’ it’s just, ‘I don’t know yet.

There’s not a lot of things I like to talk about. But it’s fun for me to make fun of people who brag about stuff. Everyone thinks they’re the best athlete. Just about everyone has a response to, ‘I’m better than you at this.’ … No one on this team is sensitive.

You’re comfortable at home. You wake up in your bed. You don’t have to go anywhere to get your breakfast and coffee. Sometimes, in the hotels they have bad coffee or something, so you have to go do other stuff. Then you get to come to the field in your car (at home).

I mean, yeah, it was exciting. I wasn’t like any more getting ready for the game or anything, but probably it started earlier, where when I woke up I was probably a little more excited than usual. … But once I got to the park it was the same, and once on the mound, it was the same, too.

It’s going to be great. I’m going to celebrate after the game. I’m considering it a record. Even though it’s been done before, I feel like it’s the first time ever being done. I’m excited about it. Hopefully the results will be better. I think it’s really neat, actually.