Chris Sale

“I think when you have a group of guys that come together that believe in the same thing and fight for the same purpose, nothing else really matters.”

“I've said it a million times. I'm not a numbers guy. I don't care about any of that stuff - the strikeouts, the ERA, whatever it is.”

“I don't have a whole lot of padding anywhere on me, but if I'm going to get hit, somewhere in the hip or the butt's going to be the place to go.”

“I couldn't tell you my first memory of playing baseball because I just did it before I knew anything.”

“I genuinely love playing baseball.”

“For me, when I'm handed the ball, I have a job to do and I try to do that job to the best of my ability, no matter what, no matter where we're playing, the temperature, the score, this guy, that guy, sore, not sore, flights, whatever, I try to win.”

“I'm a firm believer that energy can be created in ballparks. When you have a packed house and everybody is on their feet and they're screaming in the eighth inning, there's no doubt that gives every player on either side a little bit of a jolt.”

“My teammates give me life.”

“I'm tough on myself.”

“Any time you get results, it's satisfying. Especially when you see what you've been doing has made you unsuccessful, and you look at what's made you successful. You kind of trash the one and pick up the other.”

“I've always, always loved going to Boston, pitching in Boston.”

“My wife makes phenomenal tacos.”

“I had irritation from a belly-button ring, just constantly taking it in and out, causing irritation and got a rash down there.”

“I am a pitcher. I am called out there every fifth day. When I can't be out there for my guys, for the fans and the people, that gets to me.”

“I'm a firm believer in not really dwelling on things in the past.”

“I'm a pitcher that pitches. I don't like sitting on the sidelines watching somebody else do my job for me. But it happens. You deal with it.”

“If you want me to act like a normal person, you've gotta treat me like a normal person.”

“I really don't care how I pitch when it's above 74 degrees below the Mason-Dixon Line and the wind is coming out of the northeast at more than 10 miles an hour. Just give me wins and losses.”

“I had a good career in Chicago. When I got to Boston, my first year was really good too. My second season was decent but I ran into some shoulder issues. We ended up winning a World Series, so I'd even call that a relatively good season with a little hiccup. Then, 2019 was an absolute disaster.”

“I got to throw the last pitch in the World Series, so I can't complain.”