Will Johnson
Will Johnson
healthy levels want
When I'm healthy, I can still pitch. I know I can still pitch at that level and get the results that I want.
thinking arms dollars
I had a million-dollar arm, but I wasn't thinking enough about how to be a pitcher.
baseball successful intelligent
Greg Maddux is probably the best pitcher in all of baseball along with Roger Clemens. He's much more intelligent than I am because he doesn't have a 95 or 98 mph fastball. I would tell any pitcher who wants to be successful to watch him, because he's the true definition of a pitcher.
tired numbers issues
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?
baseball dad heart
Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart.
winning done
I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done.
responsibility long trying
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.
games bird relax
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.
fun want balls
When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
worst-enemy gongs adrenaline
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.
patience hurt hard-work
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.
dirty divorce doubt
I doubt if there is one married person on earth who can be objective about divorce. It is always a threat, admittedly or not, and such a dire threat that it is almost a dirty word.
baby husband my-husband
As far as I know, my husband never had a baby.
golf thinking age
I used to think that elder love, if it even existed, was confined to rocking chairs or golf carts, that it had to be a dull business because of the physical limitations of age.