“I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out ...” — Jacob deGrom Quote

I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out there and get early contact, and strikeouts just seem to happen.

I actually had a buzz cut all the way to my junior year in college. I would just buzz my head with a one-guard all over, and then I started growing it out. When I had Tommy John, that was the last time it was buzzed. I've grown it ever since then.

Whenever we had career day at elementary school, and we could dress up like what you wanted to be, when I got on stage, mine was playing major league baseball.

I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.

The ball is just whipped off you in the Premier League. You have to maintain focus.

When I get the ball with my back to goal, I like to be in touching contact. I need to feel the guy. He will try to take the ball, and I will go past him.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.