Fastball Quotes by Steve Carlton

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

— Steve Carlton

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and…

— Steve Carlton

To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.

— Steve Carlton

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

— Steve Carlton

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

— Steve Carlton

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at…

— Steve Carlton

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

— Steve Carlton

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

— Steve Carlton

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

— Steve Carlton

It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.

— Steve Carlton

And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.

— Steve Carlton

(Mike) Schmitty provided what the relief pitchers need most, home runs and great defense. He's the best third baseman that I ever played with,…

— Steve Carlton

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first pitch I threw…

— Steve Carlton

I trained myself to perform on the field.

— Steve Carlton

It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the plate (hopefully).…

— Steve Carlton