22 Quotes by Tim Lincecum

The more torque I can come up with, the better.

I haven't always thrown hard, but eventually my (velocity) caught up with my mechanics.

I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is more recognizable out of the hand than a fastball or changeup. They're taking them or hitting the mistakes I make with them. I don't want it to be so recognizable. I'll have to work with that because that was my pitch.

I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.

My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.

You don't come up expecting to be a fan favorite. When I was a rookie, I was just trying to make a name for myself, but people already knew who I was and already had expectations for me.

Since baseball is my favorite sport, it's easy to go out and do what I do.

Nobody wants to lose. But I don't care what my win-loss record is. At the end of the day, I don't look at it.

I've always looked at myself and criticized myself first, and that's the way I'm always going to be.