Jake Arrieta

“I personally don't think guys should get multiple chances when guys fail a steroid test.”

“The back hair doesn't get all that long; it's just really thick. So if I don't keep it shaved once a week, it's a problem, and it could take two hours. And my wife's got to do it, so it's her problem. I told her we just need to buy a laser hair removal machine because it would take three or four years and probably 50 sessions to get rid of it.”

“Sometimes, when I break my hands, I kind of go too far behind my body, and what that will do, wherever my right arm's going to go, my left arm's going to go.”

“Sports psychology or mental training has been viewed as a weakness, and I think that's a pretty silly way to look at it.”

“People had lost faith in me in Baltimore, and rightfully so. I knew that was not the guy I was.”

“A lot of guys are starting to get away from trying to jerk these heavy weights and throw all these heavy weights around.”

“'ACE' is one of the acronyms I've used over the years. It stands for 'Acting cures everything.' You weren't promised to come to the ballpark and feel great on your start day. Basically, how can you put something on display to the opponent that gives the appearance of 'OK, this guy is locked in today,' whether you are or not?”

“I care about the integrity of the game.”

“The contract stuff will work itself out. If we keep winning, those kinds of things all work themselves out in time.”

“It's about just staying in the moment.”

“The timeline is kind of coming to an end as far as leading up to free agency.”

“I'm never trying to hurt or hit anybody.”

“Typically, being under the strike zone with the sinker isn't a big issue. I need to be a little bit higher with the strike zone earlier in the count. If you miss under with one here and there when you're ahead, it's really not an issue.”

“Sequencing is a really big factor in preparing for a team that you've faced several times. For me, at the end of the day, I feel like if I execute, regardless if I were to use same sequencing as I have in the past against these guys, I still feel confident in my ability to have success.”

“That's why I got into Pilates: because I can reduce the stress and impact in my joints while still being able to increase strength and flexibility, and it's going to pay dividends.”

“Once I get completely right mechanically and with command, maybe I only use two or three pitches to get through seven innings.”

“There's so many things running through your mind. If you can formulate a game plan that works for you and allows you to block outside distractions and get to what matters, that's how the talent is able to come out.”

“Regardless of how long it took or what I had to go through to get there, I had visualizations of throwing no-hitters or throwing shutouts.”

“I want to shoot an elk with a bow. Mind you, I've never hunted in my life. But I feel like if I'm ever going to hunt, it's going to be with a bow. I just feel like a bow requires more skill.”