Phil Niekro

I would think every organization has pitchers who have good talent but just don't have what it takes to make it with…

— Phil Niekro

I don't want anybody to panic. I'm not pitching. I'm just throwing out the first ball.

— Phil Niekro

I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays.…

— Phil Niekro

I remember going to see my dad pitch against other coal-mining teams, and he was successful with the knuckleball. I saw how…

— Phil Niekro

There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about…

— Phil Niekro

There's very few pitching coaches that I worked with that actually came out on the mound and told me what I was…

— Phil Niekro

My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm,…

— Phil Niekro