Quotes About Determination

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

I would think every organization has pitchers who have good talent but just don't have what it takes to make it with what they've got.

You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.

I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.

You still have to pitch the same game, execute your pitches as best you can. If the shadows end up helping you out, then great, but you can't really worry about that stuff.

It's having the confidence to go out there and say, 'You know what? I need to go out there and throw those pitches where I need to throw them,' and make it as simple as that.

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

Sometimes you have to throw 120 pitches to figure yourself out.

When you're not hitting and they're making good pitches, it's hard.

You realize you're up here for a reason, and no matter who's in the batter's box, I feel like if I can execute my pitches, I can get anybody out. That's what I believe.

Sometimes you don't have your best stuff every day. You've just got to go out there and try to make pitches.

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.

I didn't want to go on the DL. I want to keep pitching and competing. They decided it's better for me to take some time off and that's what we're going to do.

I'm playing first base and pitching and hitting. I feel like I'm almost better than I've ever been. It's like, 'You're going to walk away like this?'

If a team wants me to go to the minors to get ready and prepare, that's what I'm going to do and I will show that I should be pitching in the major leagues.

When you're out there in the heat of the moment and you're pitching, and it's a big situation, you're saying 'Don't throw a ball, don't give up a hit, don't walk this guy.' But the harder you want to control something the more it gets out of your control.

I think what's fabulous about 'Living the Dream' is that accidents happen to them and they've got dramas and pitfalls to get through, but they do it as a united pair.

You know, it's just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.

When I was younger, growing up in Pittsburgh, they had a 'Golden Gloves' program through the Boys and Girls Club. In Pittsburgh, New York, Philly, Washington, those areas, I would go and spar at competitions.

Of course I got angry when I lost and maybe would cry in my hotel room afterwards. But I would never show it. I didn't want the men's pity. I didn't want to share my pain with them.

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I'm out there to win.

I'm a Latina from Miami. I pity you if you think you're going out-shout me.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.