Quotes by Barry Zito

About Barry Zito:

Barry William Zito is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has also previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consists of a curveball (his strikeout pitch), a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a circle changeup, and a cutter-slider. He stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg).
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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. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.

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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.

Barry Zito

Meyer and I have a bit in common because we're both left-handed. I think it's great that he seeks out that advice because he's not too cool or too uncomfortable to ask for it.

Barry Zito

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.

Barry Zito

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.

Barry Zito

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.

Barry Zito

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.

Barry Zito

I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.

Barry Zito

I just write mechanical things.

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

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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.

Barry Zito

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

Barry Zito

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

Barry Zito

Big league defense is going to get outs most times.

Barry Zito

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

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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.

Barry Zito

Regardless of what you want to call it, guys need some type of spirituality they can grab onto. If it's Christianity, which is a very structured approach, or if it's something that's a little more open-ended... like, Zen's something you can make your...

Barry Zito

I can count my friends on one hand.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameBarry Zito
  • DescriptionAmerican baseball pitcher
  • BornMay 13, 1978
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Baseball Player