I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.
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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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 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 was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school… I wasn’t a popular kid. I was an outcast.
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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 can count my friends on one hand.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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We’re all physical bodies, but basically everything we do is determined by what goes on in our heads.
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Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
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