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.
BARRY ZITOI do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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 hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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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 do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys because we’ll always be connected in people’s minds.
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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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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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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 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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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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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 was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school… I wasn’t a popular kid. I was an outcast.
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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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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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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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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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