Nolan Ryan
FameRank: 6

"MLB Records"

* 5,714 career strikeouts

* 7 career no-hitters

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"Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr." (born January 31, 1947), nicknamed ""The Ryan Express"", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and a previous chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers. He is currently an executive adviser to the owner of the Houston Astros.

During a major league record 27-year baseball career (1966 New York Mets season/1966, 1968 New York Mets season/19681993 Texas Rangers season/1993), he pitched for four different teams: the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Ryan, a hard-throwing, Handedness/right-handed pitcher, threw pitches that were regularly recorded above 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). The high velocity remained throughout his career, even into his 40s. Ryan was also known to throw a devastating 12–6 curveball at exceptional velocity for a breaking ball.

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My job is to give my team a chance to win.

Everyone has limits. You just have to learn what your own limits are and deal with them accordingly.

I think Roger is one of the fiercest competitors I've seen, ... It reflects in the way he approaches his job and the way he carries himself on the mound. When he goes out there, his teammates know he's going to do everything in his power to help them win a ballgame.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

What man in his 40s would not like to look in the mirror and find Nolan Ryan?

We do it both as a business and out of love of the game of baseball.

I can't think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time against Kansas City. I had a 2-2 count on the hitter - and Amos Otis broke from third. The pitch was a ball and slid in safe. I felt like a nickel.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift. It took me a while to figure that out... and when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.