Quotes by Mariano Rivera

About Mariano Rivera:

Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). Rivera won five American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times.
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I am convinced that being fully committed to the moment, without any worries about the past or projections into the future, is the best attribute a closer can have. You wonder why the shelf life of so many short relievers is, well, so short? Why guys...

Mariano Rivera

You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.

Mariano Rivera

Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.

Mariano Rivera

Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.

Mariano Rivera

I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.

Mariano Rivera

I don't feel invincible because I'm human.

Mariano Rivera

There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.

Mariano Rivera

You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself.

Mariano Rivera

My father is the man that, he will give you what he doesn't have, still. If he has 10 bucks and you need 10 bucks because you're sick or you don't have nothing to eat, he will give you 10 bucks. He will be at zero, but he will help you. That's the ki...

Mariano Rivera

I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.

Mariano Rivera

I don't want to pitch forever.

Mariano Rivera

I don't think any professional accepts defeat.

Mariano Rivera

Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.

Mariano Rivera

I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.

Mariano Rivera

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.

Mariano Rivera

I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.

Mariano Rivera

God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.

Mariano Rivera

I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people.

Mariano Rivera

Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God.

Mariano Rivera

My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.

Mariano Rivera

Author Bio

  • NameMariano Rivera
  • DescriptionPanamanian professional baseball player, relief pitcher
  • BornNovember 29, 1969
  • CountryPanama
  • ProfessionBaseball Player