Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson
Randall David "Randy" Johnson, nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1988 to 2009 for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks. His 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a lefthander in major league history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind Nolan Ryan and are the most by a lefthander. He holds five of the seven highest single-season strikeout totals by a lefthander...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 September 1963
CityWalnut Creek, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart.
I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
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. Thats what I try to do.
Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.
When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my own worst enemy when things weren't gong well.
Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.
I really didn't sense that. It's not the first time I've questioned an umpire, but it is the first time in 17 years that I have been ejected for it. It came at an unfortunate time.
If you're worried about what happened last year, I mean I suppose there's certain things you could take from last year that will help you this year. I think you've got to put everything aside from last year. This is a new year.
I gave up a lot of singles, and it seemed like they always had guys on base. This was a good pitchers' duel tonight with Santana.
In my younger days in Seattle, I used to get rattled pretty easily; those emotions would work against me. I think over the years, I've learned how to deal with that and have them work for me.
I know that. The games I'm here to win are the postseason games.
I just was focused. I was not going to get all worked up about stuff.
I'm looking forward to redeeming myself in my next start against Toronto.