Quotes from Gerrit Cole

Cleaning up that lack of the definition between the two, and then leaning on the four-seam, having it become my primary fastball over my two-seam, it's just benefited me as a whole.

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 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 think if we just stay focused on what we focus on, which is ourselves, playing good ballgames, trying to win every day, don't take wins with us, don't take losses with us, if we just stay with that approach the results are going to be what they're going to be.

As a competitor, you want to pitch against the elite guys and really good guys.

I tremendously value wins.

We're out there pitching for wins, not for stat lines.

We definitely like to celebrate the wins, that's for sure.

There's a human element here you start to lose when you start rattling off the best mathematical equation to get the out.

You continue to try to hammer out fastball command the best you can.

I certainly wouldn't pay for a ticket to watch a math equation.

I've just got to keep doing what I'm doing, because from all the compliments I've received so far, it sounds like I'm on the right track.

I mean, our job is - we're baseball players, we have to go to work. But when it all boils down, we're just a bunch of kids out there having fun trying to entertain people.

For me, it's more about having fun out there and competing and trying to make a difference in the game in every aspect that I can.

Regardless if your career is short or long, I personally would rather win more often than not.

When you're more comfortable out there, you start seeing different things, relaxing more, being able to trust your pitches more and not try to overdo things as much.

It was a pleasure to play in Houston.

In an industry where you don't always get to see your family as much as you would like, getting to hug your mom after the game is nice.

When you start lifting weights in the offseason in like November, you're like, 'Ah, I'm going to get this thing up so I can get to the World Series.'

I had a great time at school. The experience was quite fulfilling, especially going to the World Series.

You never want to have Yadier Molina up with the bases loaded in the World Series, but, dammit, you wouldn't want a better hitter up. Maybe that's not the way most people think, I don't know. That's how I think.

You have more of an opportunity than people think to impact a game through the tone that you can set. You can't control everything, setting that tone is important.

Nobody's immune from getting beat. If you're not aware of that, you really don't have a great perspective.

What I've been able to do is pretty cool, but there is a lot of room for improvement.