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18 quotes by Barry Zito

MLB debut July 22, 2000 for the Oakland Athletics Career statistics (through 2013 season) Win–loss record 165–143 Earned run average 4.02 Strikeouts 1,883 Teams Oakland Athletics (2000–2006) San Francisco Giants (2007–2013) Career highlights and awards 2x World Series Champion (2010, 2012) AL Cy Young Award (2002) AL Wins Champion (2002) 3x MLB All-Star (2002–2003, 2006) AL TSN Pitcher of the Year (2002) Hutch Award (2012) Lou...
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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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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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I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.

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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'm OK being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid.

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I can count my friends on one hand.

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I just write mechanical things.

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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 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... →

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The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.

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I hadn't focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.

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I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.

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