“So Andy said I was his idol? Like I'm old enough to be his idol!”
—Cy Young winner Roger Clemens

"Andy Pettitte, he's the reason I was able to come home and play."
—Clemens

"I think he's going to be able to buy himself another ranch, put it that way."
—Clemens

“There's never been a question that he's a big-game pitcher.”
—Former teammate Brad Ausmus

"When you look at Andy or talk to him, he's got such a happy face and such a happy demeanor it belies how tough he is."
—Former Astros manager Phil Garner

"You really need a game plan when you go up against him, and stick with it."
—Former teammate Tino Martinez

“Andy is a big-game pitcher. That's the bottom line.”
—Yankee captain Derek Jeter

"Maybe he felt like he had some unfinished business there. He had a pretty good ledger as a Yankee and I think he wants to add to that."
—Longtime Yankee Mel Stottlemyre

“I think he was comfortable in New York and a lot of people aren't.”
—Stottlemyre

"He does make an art of studying hitters. If a guy consistently hits him well, he tries to figure out why."
—Former teammate Jim Leyritz

"He's pitched on three days rest and he's pitched hurt, he’s pitched when they've needed him and he's playing for a team that's competing for a pennant."
—Braves ace John Smoltz

"Guys like Pettitte, you have to get them early. Once they settle in and get a good rhythm out there, it becomes a little more difficult chore."
—Cubs manager Lou Piniella

"He has a bellyful of guts."
—Former Yankees manager Joe Torre

"He's not afraid to challenge you.”
—Former teammate Jeff Kent

“He’s tough on himself, but he never loses his focus…he channels that anger the right way."
—Former teammate Mike Stanley

“Andy's had enough success in his career that he knows how to have success.”
—Yankees manager Joe Girardi

“It seems like every time he takes the mound, you're going to get 150 percent of what he's got. He's been around this game for a while. He knows how to pitch. He knows his strengths, and he's done a tremendous job for us.’
—Teammate Nick Swisher

“He's a big-game pitcher.”
—Teammate Jerry Hairston, Jr.

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