I Like To Refer To My Years

When I Had Dyslexia, They Didn't Diagnose It As That. It Was Frustrating And Embarrassing. I Could Tell You A Lot Of Horror Stories About What You Feel Like On The Inside.

And I'm A Believer That You Take A Negative And Turn It Into A Positive, And As It Turned Out, It Was One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me. And So I Do Appreciate The Ranger Staff And The Ranger Organization For Giving Me That Opportunity.

When I Got Traded To The California Angels, I Really Wasn't That Excited About Going To The Angels Because It Meant Changing Leagues And Also A Whole New Set Of Teammates. But Shortly After I Got There I Realized That It Was One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me.

And Then When I Went To Stay In '68, I Can Honestly Say That I Was Not Focused On My Career And On What It Took To Be A Major League Pitcher And To Be A Starting Pitcher.

And When I Went To Houston, They Had A Conditioning Coach By The Name Of Gene Coleman. And That Was The First Time I Had Gone To An Organization That Had A Program With A Weight Room And Designed Specifically For Pitchers.