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 ZITOIt’s not like I’m some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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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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When I’m doing well, it’s like I’m in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It’s very peaceful.
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I just write mechanical things.
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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.
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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 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.
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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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I can count my friends on one hand.
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When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I’m the same guy I’ve always been.
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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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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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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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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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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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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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