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I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.

Barry Zito

I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.
BARRY ZITO

Mind Pitching Views
Meyer and I have a bit in common because we’re both left-handed. I think it’s great that he seeks out that advice because he’s not too “cool” or too uncomfortable to ask for it.
BARRY ZITO

Advice Sports Thinking
I can relate to anyone. I can hang out with stoners, skaters, surfers, stockbrokers, lawyers, athletes, rappers. I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
BARRY ZITO

Athlete People Rapper
I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
BARRY ZITO

Kids Stills Veteran
I think I’m aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.
BARRY ZITO

Fighting Guy Thinking
Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
BARRY ZITO

People Sports Thinking
The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
BARRY ZITO

Achieve Person Something Stop
I’m not trying to be cocky, but I set such a high standard for myself. I’m not happy when I pitch seven innings and give up two runs and get a win.
BARRY ZITO

Cocky Give Up Running
It would be great to just be able to ignore everything and pitch to a spot, to suppress the intellect and let the intuition take over.
BARRY ZITO

Able Intuition
I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school… I wasn’t a popular kid. I was an outcast.
BARRY ZITO

High School Kids School
I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.
BARRY ZITO

Sports Thinking Wind
I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
BARRY ZITO

Focused Mechanic Professionally
Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can’t wait to experience that.
BARRY ZITO

Believe Spiritual Waiting
I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
BARRY ZITO

Care People Thinking
I can count my friends on one hand.
BARRY ZITO

Friends Hands I Can
I just write mechanical things.
BARRY ZITO

Writing

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