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 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.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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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 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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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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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 set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
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The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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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 just write mechanical things.
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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 refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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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 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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