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“I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.”

Thinking Body Attention Fields Pay Attention Just Do It Daydreaming

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“I only know one way to pitch. I really do.”

Knows Way One Way

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“I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.”

Years Brother Golf My Brother Hawaii Pebbles

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“My stuff was all right, but it's not about pitching good. It's about winning. I pitched just good enough to lose.”

Enough Winning Stuff Loses Baseball Good Enough Pitching

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“I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.”

Ifs Want Care Sports Chance Don't Care I Don't Care

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“I look forward to another good year next year. It would be nice to win, too.”

Years Looks Would Be Next Winning Sports Nice Being Nice Next Year Good Years

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“I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.”

Want Years Three Sports Impression Contracts Three Years

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“I would love to try to win another game. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all.”

Trying Games Winning Fun Sports

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“I'd rather try and not win than not try at all”

Trying Winning

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“People judge too much by results. I'm just the opposite. I care about more than results. I'd rather make a good pitch and give up a bloop single than make a bad pitch and get an out.”

People Giving Care Results Too Much Judging Giving Up Opposites I Care

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“If you are content with yourself, you'll stop taking those little steps forward and begin taking big steps backward.”

Ifs Littles Bigs Steps Steps Forward

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“The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.”

Ability Keys Balls Strikes Pitching

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“What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.”

I Can Happens Athlete Motivational Sports Pitching

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“Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready.”

Stills Motivation Games Sports Ready Goes On Pitching Softball

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“There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not there, because I'm still learning. But I really know how to do this. I'm not just hoping to get it where I want it... Let the other guys do it half-assed.”

Knows Want Trying Stills I Can Motivational Guy Half Know How Shots Baseball Golf Frustration Other Guys

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“Consistency is something you can always improve on. You can be more consistent with your mental approach, the things you do physically on the mound. Instead of doing 5 good pitches an inning, try to make six. You can always do more of what you are doing well and try to be as consistent as you can be.”

Trying Wells Six Approach Consistent Consistency Pitching

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“I could probably throw harder if I wanted, but why? When they're in a jam, a lot of pitchers...try to throw harder. Me, I try to locate better.”

Ifs Trying Wanted Harder Jam Pitcher Pitching

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“I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible. I just throw my fastball (to) both sides of the plate and change speed every now and then. There is no special food or anything like that, I just try to make quality pitches and try to be prepared each time I go out there.”

Trying Two Sides Simple Quality Special Prepared Speed Two Things Now And Then Plates Be Prepared Both Sides Pitching Fastballs

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“Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What do I do now? I guess I'll have to get a second job.”

Jobs Poor Johnson Randy Poor Me

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“When people say (nice) things you take them as compliments and it's nice, but it won't help you win your next game. The thing I am trying to keep in mind is that relying on my past performance will not make me win my next game, it'll only get in my way.”

People Way Trying Mind Helping Past Next Games Winning Nice Performances My Way Compliment My Past Nice Things

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“You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.”

People Knows Way Hard Play Winning Expectations Baseball Going Out

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“I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound”

Believe Eye Sports Don't Believe Surgery Second Chance

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“The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery”

Sports Grass Wet Dirt Slippery

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“The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games”

Thinking Reason Games Winning Sports Periods Baseball Speed Location Pitcher Fastballs Baseball Pitching

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“The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.”

Sports Term Memories Confidence Baseball Proof Bullets Short Term Pitcher Inspirational Baseball Bulletproof Baseball Pitching Short Term Memory

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About the Author

Born: April 14, 1966
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 25

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