Pitching is my job.

A professional gives everything precisely when things are most difficult.

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

-- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.

-- Erwin Rommel

In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to recall.

-- Miguel de Cervantes

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

-- Anton Chekhov

I could have run all day.

-- Abebe Bikila

Cycling is suffering.

-- Fausto Coppi