• I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player.

    R.A. Dickey: I had a lot of fear that would motivate me to try to work hard, because I didn't know what I would do if I wasn't a baseball player.
    "Master of the Knuckleball". Interview with Jeremy Stahl, www.slate.com. October 29, 2012.