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 ZITOBig league defense is going to get outs most times.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
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I just write mechanical things.
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There’s a part of me that wants to go streak and run outside and jump around and go swim in the ocean and do everything. The other part of me wants to bear down and repeat this kind of performance next year and in the years to come.
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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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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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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 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’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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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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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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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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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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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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