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
It's just disappointing, ... I don't like coming out of those and putting Brad in that situation. I know he loves those situations, too. But when it doesn't work out ... you hate to come out on the short end of it.
She was always my first phone call to go out and work again, ... When I told her I thought 2000 would be my last year, she just continued to encourage me to go out and do what I love to do.
I asked her if she was in the fields, and she said I think I am, ... She just loves the game of baseball.
For me, it's almost like I turn into a robot, I've done it for so many years. I'm a creature of habit. I've got a great program, I love to do it, so I'm doing it.
It's Houston, Texas, New York and Boston. I love all those places, they have great players that I respect very much.
I love this, this is why you get off the couch to play this game. I've been fortunate to have played in a lot of big games, but it's still exciting.
As soon as I climbed on the mound, I was lost a little bit, ... I knew I had to gather it up pretty quick and get through that.
I'll do whatever we need to do. We need to make it happen.
I had the problem in the second inning and fought my way through that inning,
I just go to the ballpark and watch as the media buzz around me. Especially if the Red Sox are playing. I hang out on the field before the game. I visit the clubhouses. The rumors start flying like base hits off one of those South African pitchers we faced in the World Baseball Classic. Good times.
He had no-hit stuff early. I'm so proud of that kid, and he's somebody we're going to have around here for a long time.
The champagne tastes better and better as you get older, ... I'm glad I made the decision (to keep playing).
I listen to my sisters who are living in Georgetown with her. They said this is different. So I've been traveling back and forth and I thought at one point she would be able to battle back a little bit, but this one wasn't looking good. I went back up there (Tuesday), spent the evening with her and most of this morning. I feel very blessed that she's at peace now because the last 10 years was hard on her and the last two to three days were grueling. But she was very tough to the end.
just to try and look at the details of everything that happened.