Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I've only kept one award in my whole life, and it's the coolest thing ever. Mizuno gave me a samurai sword for winning the Cy Young. It's awesome.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I don't like to just talk about nothing, or less than nothing. If it's something interesting, I'm fine with it, but, 'Hey, Zack, how is your day?' People ask that, and somebody actually tells them what happened in their day? I don't have any real interest in that.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

To talk to people, I have to spend energy talking to them. If I expend my energy on talking to people and making friends, it takes away from the energy I could focus on getting ready to pitch.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I'm not a good liar. I just tell the truth; I think that's the best way.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I don't mind people looking at me. That's never bothered me. I don't want them looking at me in my house; now that would bother me.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

There definitely will be flying cars, but whether there'll be flying cars for most people to use, it'll probably take a long time to straighten everything out, all the rules and hassles. It'll take a while to figure out how to keep people from crashing into each other.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

You're not allowed to write about me if you haven't seen 'The Shawshank Redemption.' See it and then get back to me.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I used to get so nervous and upset at stuff... I'd always be angry.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I remember bringing some of my other friends to our table, and everyone at our table would look at them and ask me, 'What are you doing? Why'd you bring him?' It was annoying high school stuff that still goes on now. My high school was really bad.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

There's more people to ignore in New York or Boston than there are in Milwaukee, but I would still ignore them, probably.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I could play for the worst team if they paid the most... If the last-place team offers $200 million and the first-place team offers $10, I'm going to go for the $200-million no matter what team it was.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

Sometimes my arm wants to throw a hard fastball, but my brain doesn't want to throw it that hard.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

To wake up when the sun comes up and enjoy that and then, when the sun goes down, to have a nice property or house where I could watch it on my porch when I'm older. It would be peaceful.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

In Kansas City, most of the time, if we'd have made it to the playoffs, we would have been happy. But our team wasn't that good.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world, and you don't deal with any of the other stuff. But that's not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can't do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I play to see what I can accomplish. I don't play for fun. I play to see how good I can be.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

That's our goal every year, to win the World Series, like it is at most places. In L.A., it really is.

Zack Greinke
Zack Greinke

I feel like, in general, lefties hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers better than right-handers hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers.