When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

During the 1975 season he went 3–10 with a 5. At one time a special instructor coach for the St. Despite the significant rule changes Gibson's status as one of the league's best pitchers was not immediately affected.

Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series then won 20 games in season for the first time in 1965. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series.