I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
BARRY ZITO
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
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 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 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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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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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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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 count my friends on one hand.
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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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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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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 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’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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