Quotes from Curt Schilling

Short of baseball and my family, it was gaming. And gaming is a $20-million to $200-million multi-year effort. It's an insane, stupid and utterly irresponsible act. But I did it.

I did all the stupid things you'd expect from a 21-year-old kid with money.

I've always wanted to be the best in the world as a baseball player, so when I started to think about opening a business, it was with that mindset.

The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

War is by no means something glamorous, and I don't think that should ever be forgotten.

I've got a wife, four kids, a business, and a baseball career.

Short of baseball and my family, it was gaming. And gaming is a $20-million to $200-million multi-year effort. It's an insane, stupid and utterly irresponsible act. But I did it.

Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I have my way, I never will.

Every dollar I can't commit to my company that's paid in taxes is paying a government that I believe is too big and doing way too much that I don't want done.

In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves.

I don't have any problem with government helping entrepreneurs and businesses.

The only thing I hope I did was never put in question my love for the game, or my passion to be counted on when it mattered most.

I had the perfect job for a gamer. From February to October, I'd get up at 7 in the morning with nothing to do but play games until I had to be at the park around 1 or 2 o'clock. When I got back after the game, I played until 3 or 4 in the morning.

I think I've earned a certain level of respect, based on my accomplishments and my consistency.

I've helped create over 400 jobs in the worst economy of my lifetime. That's cool.

There's not a long track record of people leaving professional sports to become a software developer.

I don't hide my feelings, but when it comes to illness, I guess I don't panic. My father was the same way. I'm the provider for the family and the caretaker. If I panic, who is anybody going to run to?

I've always wanted to be the best in the world as a baseball player, so when I started to think about opening a business, it was with that mindset.

Some of the most racist things that I've ever heard come out of people that are on the air at ESPN. There are some of the biggest racists in sports commentating, and you take it for what it is.

The Internet has kind of allowed me to go to a virtual library whenever I want to find out something about something and not use one source but find multiple ways to research certain topics or subjects.

Steroids is cheating, and winning without honor is not winning.