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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 just write mechanical things.
BARRY ZITO

Writing
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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Able Intuition
I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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Kids Stills Veteran
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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Cocky Give Up Running
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.
BARRY ZITO

Calling Father League
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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Mind Pitching Views
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
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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Ballet Nice Peaceful
I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
BARRY ZITO

Depth Interest Refuse
The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
BARRY ZITO

Catching Outfielders Solid
I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school… I wasn’t a popular kid. I was an outcast.
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High School Kids School
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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Ocean Running Years
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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Perspective Player Trying
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
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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Age Example Identity Kind Some Sports
I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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Care People Thinking

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