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Randy Johnson is one win away from 300 career victories. FS Midwest caught up with Johnson to talk about his success at age 45.

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" First of all congratulations your role along fairly well -- team is you know slowed her starting rotation is pretty solid and our offense is just a -- give him on the same page. We seem to be doing that right now we're we're played pretty good pretty good ball right now. And you're coming up on a very significant win number 300. There's going to be a little bit of golf for now because I know there's going to be family friends so forth so on -- going on the road. "

" Well unfortunately we're going to be -- for 300 in Washington DC not that. I would want to do it they're but I have. Perfect world elected this year and have more family friends -- and do in front of fans here are here in San Francisco worked out but feel very fortunate and blessed. The last couple years you know about my back surgery is in rehab didn't. You know this kind of persevered and I kept kitchen and you know I'm getting new era. Getting too early want to deal and do you remember that major milestone 300 wins how significant is that for. Well it's significant in the sense that I mean it represents. -- lot of wins but in order to do that you've had to be pretty successful for a long period of time and you know love. My real. Big pet peeve I think it is just spend now persevering and and in working hard and news. To take advantage of the talent that I haven't try to maximize the most out of my ability and you know there's been some setbacks along the way -- my my back surgery isn't so well. I pray appreciate my success. How much more right now because north had to battle through my injury is indicted on 45 I don't throw as far as it did -- A more of a complete pitcher if you will so I appreciate things a little more now."

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(0:03) your role along fairly well -- team is you know slowed her starting rotation is pretty solid and our offense is just a -- give him on the same page. We seem to be doing that right now we're we're played pretty good pretty good ball right now. And you're coming up on a very significant win number 300. There's going to be a little bit of golf for now because I know there's going to be family friends so forth so on -- going on the road .

(0:41) fortunate and blessed. The last couple years you know about my back surgery is in rehab didn't. You know this kind of persevered and I kept kitchen and you know I'm getting new era. Getting

(1:24) there's been some setbacks along the way -- my my back surgery isn't so well. I pray appreciate my success. How much more right now because north had to battle through my injury is