Quotes by Jon Lester

“That game. The bad one. But you know, all around us, people were talking baseball. What to throw (Hideki) Matsui. Things like that.”

“Thats all right, too. What was important was me learning how to pitch. What each of us accomplishes helps the team.”

“A great uplift. We answered.”

“Once I got settled in, I started throwing the ball a lot better.”

“These guys are hitting right now like they did at the beginning of the season (during a 10-0 start). Theyre feeding off each other. One guy hits the ball hard and the next guy wants to hit the ball hard.”

“You can learn a lot from him. Hes a vocal guy anyway. Whenever were talking about drills and certain things, hes going to tell you what he thinks. Just watching him go about his business, he does it the right way. He does it professionally and gets his work in.”

“It was nice to get the first one out of the way. Ive thrown off that mound and I felt pretty comfortable.”

“Its getting better. Im starting to feel a little more consistent with everything. Its coming around, slowly but surely.”

“I have no say over it.”

The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When youre on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when Im in the woods or on the water as well.