Max Scherzer : (4) " I’m looking to generate strikeouts in every way I can. " - Max Scherzer " If I got hurt or anything, I was going to need a college degree. Nothing was going to stop me from getting that. " - Max Scherzer " That’s why you went to school, because you realize that, being a professional athlete, there’s a good chance you’re not going to make it. You need an education, that’s why for me, it was such an important decision to go to college and further my education to provide me a safety net in case this didn’t work out. " - Max Scherzer " That’s sometimes the hardest thing to do as a professional athlete, because when you get lit up, you wear it, especially as a starting pitcher. " - Max Scherzer