Quotes from Max Scherzer

There's really no secret to this; that everybody's - they are going to have a game plan against me and I'm going to have a game plan against them. It just comes down to execution.

I'm not worried about good numbers or bad numbers. You worry about the process.

When you allow stolen bases, that changes the game.

I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.

Sometimes I have to try to remind myself that I don't try to strike out hitters.

I'm not trying to throw six or seven pitches just to be able to strike you out. I'm trying to do it in three or four. It's the homework and the process between starts that I really focus on to help me do that.

I'm not trying to strike them out, but there are certain situations, when it's an 0-2 count or a 1-2 count, when I want to have a pitch where I want to strike you out.

That's when I'm at my best. When I can throw a fastball over in the count, just throw strikes both in and away, it just sets up all my stuff.

When I can buy strikes with that curveball, that just lets everything else play up.

There's more to pitching than just striking guys out, but also it is a big reason why you can have success.

I never want the ball above my shoulders until I'm really firing. I feel like I can generate more velocity with my arm path. The way my arm works, there's so many benefits to it - from a health standpoint, as well.

For me, I'm always willing to help young guys, because veterans have helped me out.

Being in the clubhouse, talking to the veterans, talking to guys who have been here, getting to know everybody, getting the personalities, you can actually learn a lot from the other players in the league.

I grew up with dogs. My wife really loves dogs.

I expect to pitch well and pitch efficiently.

Sometimes you have to look at a start and say, 'Nothing is wrong.' Even when you get lit up, you still have to say 'Nothing is wrong.'

If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.