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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.

Barry Zito

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

Cocky Give Up Running
I can count my friends on one hand.
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Friends Hands I Can
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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Age Example Identity Kind Some Sports
I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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Depth Interest Refuse
Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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Defense League Sports
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.
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Guy People Successful
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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Mind Pitching Views
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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Ocean Running Years
I just write mechanical things.
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Writing
The only person who ever stops me from achieving something is me.
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Achieve Person Something Stop
We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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Body Determined Goes
I’m so secure in myself I couldn’t care less what people think of me.
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Care People Thinking
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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Sports Thinking Wind
I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
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Example Forward Great Look Need
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
I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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Focused Mechanic Professionally

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 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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