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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.

Barry Zito

When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I’m the same guy I’ve always been.
BARRY ZITO

Guy People Successful
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.
BARRY ZITO

Perspective Player Trying
I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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Focused Mechanic Professionally
I can count my friends on one hand.
BARRY ZITO

Friends Hands I Can
Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
BARRY ZITO

Defense League Sports
The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
BARRY ZITO

Achieve Person Something Stop
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.
BARRY ZITO

Ocean Running Years
We speak for the entire Giants organization when we say that there is no place in society for hatred and bullying against anyone.
BARRY ZITO

Bullying Gay Organization
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.
BARRY ZITO

Believe Spiritual Waiting
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.
BARRY ZITO

Age Example Identity Kind Some Sports
I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
BARRY ZITO

Care People Thinking
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.
BARRY ZITO

Able Intuition
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
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 ZITO

Advice Sports Thinking
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.
BARRY ZITO

Ballet Nice Peaceful
The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
BARRY ZITO

Catching Outfielders Solid

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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