I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
BARRY ZITOIt’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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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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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
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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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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’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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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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I’m OK being the veteran, but I’m still just a kid.
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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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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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We speak for the entire Giants organization when we say that there is no place in society for hatred and bullying against anyone.
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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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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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I can count my friends on one hand.
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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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