Gary Sheffield Quotes
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The rage was in me, and if it wasn't for the rage, then I wouldn't know how to be calm. They feed off of each other. Just like when Malcolm X fed off Martin Luther King. They needed each other.
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I just felt like I presented a good enough case where it would be thrown out altogether, but to get it reduced to one day does prove something to me, ... If it wasn't for all of the prior incidents I've been involved with in my career, I don't think I would have gotten any games.
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We're stressing more this year to forget about numbers, just go out and do whatever it takes to win. If you have to get a guy over, get him over. Whatever you can do to get the runner into scoring position, then let the next guy drive him in.
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Derek Jeter used to come to me and try to tell you what Joe Torre is all about, he's a good man, he's this, he's that, but like I tell Derek Jeter, that's you. It's one thing that they treat you a certain way; you don't feel what other people feel.
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I like to make a difference in both places, ... We are a stronger team if I am on the field. I would like to let the guys who are used to be the DH, be the DH.
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Everybody knows good pitching stops good hitting. Our guys are pitching great.
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I'm getting on top of the plate like I did last year. I'm just trying to compensate and make adjustments. Running, I'm pretty much about half speed. That's about all I got.
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The only thing Greg Anderson does is what Barry tells him to do.
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Catchers, they know everything that's going on, on the field. He's a pretty enthusiastic kind of guy. He's a hard worker and I think with young players, you've got to stress the fundamentals and hard work.
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Black players had an issue with Joe Torre. They weren't treated like everybody else. Even I got called out in a couple of meetings that I thought was unfair.
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When you challenge me, I like my chances in a fistfight. On the field, I use the same approach. I'm going to win. And I'll do it by any means necessary. If you're not willing to go that route, don't come my way.
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I don't care what they do. I've said what I had to say about it. I'm done with it.
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When you're an everyday player, not playing is very hard. It's worse when the games are close because you can't do anything about it.
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That's the kind of person I found out I was dealing with, ... To me, I don't want friends like that. I never will have friends like that.
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I took a swing early and I let it go pretty good, and I felt fine, ... After that, I took my chances.
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I love my wife and I vow again to stand by her through any trial or tribulation.
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I'm fine. Just got to take it easy and not overdo it.
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I was encouraged by that, to get there and slide and know my leg was O.K. after that.
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My mechanics are so screwed up, there's nothing you can really tell me except stay back. Reggie was on me to stay aggressive, stay positive. This is a humbling game and like he said, if it was easy, he'd still be playing. That's good to hear from a Hall of Fame hitter.
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I think he genuinely meant it. I think he really wants to do the right things to escape this demon that's got him.
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It doesn't matter. I look at it like this, the start of the season I'll do what I've always done. That's it.
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My wounds, ... It was like a cortisone to heal these wounds. I rubbed it on every night and it helped me.
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A lot of people try to make it more than it is. But it was the same. I think it should be fun for the fans. And it was.
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This team's resilient, ... We don't quit. Guys in here have battled back from injuries, the pitching staff's a little bit banged up. Now, we're starting to come into our own.