Gerrit Cole

I've obviously learned a lot, a lot of mental toughness, learned how to deal with some adversity. Hopefully I'm better for it. ”

I think that's kind of the common theme when you talk about any good team. Not only do you have the talent and the type of players that allow you to win that many games, but you have to win the ugly ones. ”

There is nothing better than having your home crowd cheer you on and scream with you in big moments and get the crowd in the pulse of the game. ”

I always wanted to play with the older kids because they were better and it was more fun. It was harder, and I failed more, but it was more fun. ”

There's a lot of different aspects of the game that I've fine-tuned. ”

You figure when you match up against other clubs and you go through the lineup one through nine, you get to the nine hole, if you can put together an at-bat or you can see some different pitches that helps give you an advantage competitively, it can make your lineup stronger. ”

There's no WAR for being a good teammate, so apparently that means older guys can't get paid. ”

I was sooo skinny. ”

You never want to be in a bases-loaded, no-outs position, but dammit, when you're there, you better enjoy it. You better not sit there and sulk about it. You better rise up and figure it out. ”

Being able to taste failure, it makes you kind of want to throw up. It makes you just hate the game. ”