Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens, nicknamed "Rocket", is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseballfor four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average, and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the most of any pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 August 1962
CityDayton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
At this point, let's just say I haven't opened it. I tried to shut the door a few times the last couple of years, but it just didn't work out.
I was trying to find some rhythm after my last start, throwing my last two innings with just my arm, ... This time around I was trying to get the mechanics down and get good pitches, and I wasn't able to do it.
She was always my first phone call to go out and work again, ... When I told her I thought 2000 would be my last year, she just continued to encourage me to go out and do what I love to do.
If I'm going to make a decision at all, that would be the time frame. I'm still enjoying what we did last year.
I feel very blessed that she's at peace now. The last 10 years were hard on her, the last 2-3 days were grueling, ... But she was very tough to the end. She didn't want to give up.
We came back from so much this year. We came a long way last year, but this is even greater. I'm so proud of Roy, man. This kid is fun to watch, and he did it tonight.
We came back from so much this year, even more than what we did last year. I'm truly happy for so many people here. I'm happy for the city of Houston.
You remember the first one though. I ponder to myself that this could be my last couple of starts or the last one.
There will be a week I get up and I feel like I can do it again and then the next week, I don't want to get out in the outfield and start running those poles and doing those things. If last year's World Series was it for me, I'm more than happy. I know we didn't reach our ultimate goal, but it was a lot of fun. I have a lot to think about.
Some of my will is gone, ... But not all of it. You just look at things differently. Every time I hear the anthem, I think about her. I think about seeing her face for the last time and that's where I'm trying to draw my strength from.
I ponder to myself, this could be my last couple of starts or your last one. I'm trying to get everybody in here that wants to be a part of this and really share it with everyone. I never want to look back.
I ponder to myself, ... this could be my last couple of starts, or the last one. It was a real hard decision for me to continue to play because I felt I had touched just about every aspect of this game that I could. I never want to look back. I want to make sure that I put all my energy, all of my efforts into this game.
I'm very thankful for the opportunity to participate in this event. It made all the work I did the last six weeks worthwhile. . . . For me, right now, it's goodbye.
I listen to my sisters who are living in Georgetown with her. They said this is different. So I've been traveling back and forth and I thought at one point she would be able to battle back a little bit, but this one wasn't looking good. I went back up there (Tuesday), spent the evening with her and most of this morning. I feel very blessed that she's at peace now because the last 10 years was hard on her and the last two to three days were grueling. But she was very tough to the end.