R.A. Dickey

I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would…

— R.A. Dickey

Ultimately, our lives hinge on the ability to make right choices and decisions. By God's grace, I made the most important decision…

— R.A. Dickey

“One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit…

— R.A. Dickey

The more I grew as a human being, the better I became at my craft.

— R.A. Dickey

I could never get a real good clear picture of what I could become.

— R.A. Dickey

I think what motivated me was just hope. Something inside of me, deep down in my guts, always felt like there was…

— R.A. Dickey

You never go into a season thinking you're going to strike out 200 guys or that you would have the most double-digit…

— R.A. Dickey

The # knuckleball can be a metaphor of what it's like to let go.

— R.A. Dickey

I don't really feel much more confident than I did the last couple years. I've always felt like I have a pretty…

— R.A. Dickey

Who doesn’t want a Cy Young Award? What kid didn’t grow up wanting to be the best? I’m no different. I want…

— R.A. Dickey

Realistically, I shouldn't be able to turn a doorknob without having some discomfort.

— R.A. Dickey

It's a pitch you can extend your career with because it's less taxing on your body. It's like dog years, but in…

— R.A. Dickey

If you aren't willing to face your demons-if you can't find the courage to take on your fear and hurt and anger-you…

— R.A. Dickey

I had a wife that did not want me to have a singular regret about chasing my dream, which helped me tremendously.…

— R.A. Dickey

There's been this steady metamorphosis from just surviving to being a craftsman and, ultimately, the hope is to be an artist in…

— R.A. Dickey

When you start a game, you don't think to yourself, "well, OK, I'm going throw a one-hitter today." It just becomes an…

— R.A. Dickey

In an unhealthy way, I found a lot of validity in having always been a very good athlete, a very good baseball…

— R.A. Dickey

A lot of people don't trust the pitch. There's this kind of reputation it has for being untrustworthy and fickle and capricious…

— R.A. Dickey

I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of an organization that's committed to winning.

— R.A. Dickey

“The best pitchers have a short-term memory and a bulletproof confidence”

— R.A. Dickey

I would use sport as an escape from the pain of what was real. Instead of dealing with the pain, instead of…

— R.A. Dickey

I've worked for everything I've ever got and it's worked out. Even if I was the Cy Young Award winner I still…

— R.A. Dickey

“Knuckleballers don't keep secrets. It's as if we have a greater mission beyond our own fortunes. And that mission is to pass…

— R.A. Dickey

Out of sheer stubbornness, I just would keep going - just hoping that at some point something would click. I certainly held…

— R.A. Dickey