Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens, nicknamed "Rocket", is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseballfor four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average, and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the most of any pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 August 1962
CityDayton, OH
CountryUnited States of America
He's (George Steinbrenner) the one who gave me a chance to get to the World Series. This is where I wanted to be all along. We had a couple of nice offers from other teams, but I tied my agents' hands. I told them I wanted to be a Yankee.
When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic.
My only day off is the day I pitch.
I've lost a little bit of my fire... I don't want to say I've lost my passion.
I don't want to speak to two empty chairs.
I'd be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with.
When I tried the sandwich, I had to invest with Nolan Ryan in the Houston market.
You'd think, ... it would have to wear on you.
You have to be mistake-free, so I was trying to be as stingy as possible.
We're conditioned to do this. This is what we do. I'm just excited to have the opportunity again.
We're looking at that game square in our eyes right now. That's the most important thing we've got going. So, you know, you didn't want any extra added pressure on Brandon.
The process was long and hard on me. When everybody was out having a good time, I'm running trying to get my body ready.
We played with heavy hearts, ... I don't know if I could've done what Paul O'Neill did.
We've seen each other so much, it's a constant battle, ... I'm going to find a weakness if I can, and if not, I'll grind them and make them earn everything they get.