Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down.
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When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.
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The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game.
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Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches.
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Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it.
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They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic.
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I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.
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When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're an important part of the team.
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That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do.
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I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame.
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