Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches. Dennis Eckersley
To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound. Steve Carlton
I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it has crossed the plate. Stan Musial
I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays. I was a one-pitch pitcher. Phil Niekro