Gary Sheffield Quotes
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I've been the best player on every team that I played on, so if I can't be the poster child of your team, then what else is it? It's got to be a black-white issue. Every white player I know who's the best player on their team is the poster child of that team.
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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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I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets. My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it's time to say goodbye.
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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'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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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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Everybody knows good pitching stops good hitting. Our guys are pitching great.
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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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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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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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I love my wife and I vow again to stand by her through any trial or tribulation.
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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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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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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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I was encouraged by that, to get there and slide and know my leg was O.K. after that.
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It's a testament to why he's been here 11 years. I think this one was a little more intense. I just felt the conviction behind it. . . . When he says it a certain way, it has some meaning behind it and today it felt different.
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I'm fine. Just got to take it easy and not overdo it.
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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.
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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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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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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 tell him the truth. I just tell him how it looks - how he looks: 'Dude, you look like an addict.' But he doesn't see it.