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 ZITOI 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 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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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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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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I can count my friends on one hand.
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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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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school… I wasn’t a popular kid. I was an outcast.
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We speak for the entire Giants organization when we say that there is no place in society for hatred and bullying against anyone.
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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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I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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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.
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I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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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 do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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