Scott Olsen Quotations

He was of the wrong tribe even though he could have been a great associate. He didn't even have a day to prove himself.

I was just about there on that jump (at 6-4). I just had to kick my leg over and I was there. My goal (this season) is 6-2, so I'm happy with that, but with that 6-4 jump being so close, hopefully I can get that as my highest height.

Just like my last start. You want to go out there and match what the other guy is doing.

When they called me in, they told me to first listen to everything they had to say.

We all think we can win. We think the experience factor is very overrated. Just because you're not a proven big-league player doesn't mean you can't play the game. We have to go out and play our best every day to win, we know that.

I've wanted to pitch here since I was 5 years old. I have people calling all the time.

Quitting is a process. It's gradual. I'm limiting it to six a day after meals, before you go to bed, whenever you get up.

A four-pitch walk with two outs in the first inning. That's the only problem there was. My arm feels better now than it did at any point last year.

This is the best I felt this year, by far. I thought I controlled all my pitches the best I have all year, counting spring training.

They told the new hire that even though he might have a contract, his career there was over.

As much as you would like to say it doesn't get in your head, it probably does. It's a little bit of trying to place the ball instead of throwing through the catcher.

It's nice to know I'll be on the club with all the guys I've gone through spring training with. Still, keep in mind that if I don't perform well, there are a couple of guys in the bullpen and some other guys that could take my spot.

It just shows for me to be successful I have to get ahead on the count. A lot of the struggles I had in this game were from being behind on the count and having to throw the ball down the middle.

It's never bothered me. It's never affected my running. It's never affected how late I can go into the game. Then again, I'm still 22. So in 10 years it probably would affect my running and throwing, so I'd just like to knock it out now.

I just completely lost the strike zone. I don't know how to explain it. I don't know what happened.

I just completely lost the strike zone. I don't how to explain it. As much as you would say it doesn't get in your head, it probably does. It is a little bit of trying to place the ball rather than trusting your stuff.

I like my chances. I'll do whatever is best for the team. I'd like to start. I'd like to think what I've done in the spring validates me to start for a while.

I'm open to anything. Whatever they think is best for me is probably going to be best for me. They know what they're doing. Everybody has been throwing well. It's going to be going down to the last couple of games, I guess.

I pitched not as well as I could have. I'm incredibly happy that we won. We definitely needed a win. We don't have to spend two days thinking about it. But myself, I could have done a lot better.

If I can keep my walks down to a minimum, I'll have success. I just stayed low in the zone. That's definitely one of the big things here.

I don't think there will be any carryover from last year.

He ran, like, 12 poles and he wasn't even fazed. He might have run more than 14. I ran my 14 and got out.