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 ZITOEveryone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can’t wait to experience that.
More Barry Zito Quotes
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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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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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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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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 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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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 refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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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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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’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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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’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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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.
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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.
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