“Roy is like a machine. He’s the type of pitcher that doesn’t care what happens around him. He still is going to get the batters out any way he can. That’s what makes him a lot better than most.”
—Teammate Benjie Molina

“He gives you a chance to win every time you go out there. It doesn’t matter if you are on a hot streak or a cold one, with him pitching, you know you have a good chance.”
— Teammate Troy Glaus

“Everything he throws feels like a bowling ball when you hit it.”
—Orioles catcher Brandon Fahey

“He never loses focus. That’s the thing about him. He never loses his intensity or concentration.”
—Blue Jays manager John Gibbons

“It’s hard to say how good he is because every time he pitches, he wins. He can take an aggressive hitter out of the game because he works so fast. What can I say? He’s an ace.”
—All-Star Miguel Tejada

“He is—by far and nobody comes close—the toughest, toughest individual mentally and the most driven I’ve ever been associated with.”
—Former Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca

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