We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
BARRY ZITOI 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.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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I think I’m aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.
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The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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It’s not like I’m some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field.
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I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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I can count my friends on one hand.
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I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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I need to have perspective. That’s one of the big things former players told me, to not try to live up to anything, just live up to yourself.
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I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I’d been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.
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I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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