Gerrit Cole

I was sooo skinny.

— Gerrit Cole

I tremendously value wins.

— Gerrit Cole

Health is key.

— Gerrit Cole

You can only control so much.

— Gerrit Cole

This is a game of failure, for the most part.

— Gerrit Cole

You can't find a bad count to throw a curveball.

— Gerrit Cole

It wouldn't be any fun if you didn't fail sometimes.

— Gerrit Cole

You know in a playoff atmosphere anything can happen.

— Gerrit Cole

We're out there pitching for wins, not for stat lines.

— Gerrit Cole

You have to win the easy ones.

— Gerrit Cole

It was a pleasure to play in Houston.

— Gerrit Cole

My job is to go out there and just, with whatever I got that day, just give my team the best chance…

— Gerrit Cole

I'm a sucker for Wrigley, so I feel I'll probably be a sucker for Fenway, too.

— Gerrit Cole

We definitely like to celebrate the wins, that's for sure.

— Gerrit Cole

I try to get early contact and keep it on the ground. I like to keep the ball down as much as…

— Gerrit Cole

There's a lot of different aspects of the game that I've fine-tuned.

— Gerrit Cole

It would be irresponsible for me to comment on somebody else's opinions.

— Gerrit Cole

It feels good to be able to contribute, eat innings, provide some rest for the bullpen.

— Gerrit Cole

It doesn't really matter who you're playing. You just have to keep going at them.

— Gerrit Cole

Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've…

— Gerrit Cole

I've got to keep my pitch count down. If you want to go deep into ballgames, you have to stay under that…

— Gerrit Cole

You try not to pay too much attention to the hype before the game, because you never know what's going to happen.

— Gerrit Cole

When you're spinning a two-seam, getting on the side of the ball to get more run or sink can be good, but…

— Gerrit Cole

When you're more comfortable out there, you start seeing different things, relaxing more, being able to trust your pitches more and not…

— Gerrit Cole

If I'm not going to make the pitch, then so be it. I'm not going to try to manipulate the ball or…

— Gerrit Cole

For me, it's more about having fun out there and competing and trying to make a difference in the game in every…

— Gerrit Cole

I think that's kind of the common theme when you talk about any good team. Not only do you have the talent…

— Gerrit Cole

I think if we just stay focused on what we focus on, which is ourselves, playing good ballgames, trying to win every…

— Gerrit Cole

If you can constantly just put pressure on all four quadrants, it gives you a little more leverage to be able to…

— Gerrit Cole

There's a lot of pageantry involved in opening day, flyovers, extra long TV breaks and stuff. To say that it's not important,…

— Gerrit Cole

Any time you can get in a position to start to get some of the quality work in as early as possible,…

— Gerrit Cole

David Price comes and finds me out in the lobby and says, 'Dude, I really enjoy watching you pitch.' I'm just like,…

— Gerrit Cole

You figure when you match up against other clubs and you go through the lineup one through nine, you get to the…

— Gerrit Cole

You don't want to let the other team feed off your outward physical demeanor. But at the same time, you can't go…

— Gerrit Cole

Well, I mean, I like to be pretty athletic off the mound in terms of taking care of my job, which is…

— Gerrit Cole

You have to win the grinders.

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A lot of my friends at home call me 'Chef G.'

— Gerrit Cole

I just go out and do my job.

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Trying to get better, always, is my goal.

— Gerrit Cole

You've got to try to close every inning out, take it one inning at a time, one batter at a time.

— Gerrit Cole