Gary Sheffield Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I'm not one of those people who have to try and remember what they told people, because I always tell the truth. That should count for something, right?
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The only thing Greg Anderson does is what Barry tells him to do.
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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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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.
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I don't care how I feel. When they need me, I'll be there. There's no tomorrow; every game counts. If not, I probably would have gone on the DL, gotten it healthy and come back strong. Right now, I don't have that time.
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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 need to work myself into baseball shape. This is part of spring training. I still have to be careful. When the lights come on, I get focused.
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I've played for teams that were family-oriented organizations. They made you feel like family. The Yankees are strictly a business. Baseball is your life and everything else is secondary.
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I'm not playing, am I? That tells you how I feel.
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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 is resilient. We don't quit. Now we're starting to come into our own.
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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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When McGwire started the home run mania, attendance came back. The owners understood that the sudden spike in homers wasn't accidental. All baseball knew it. But baseball is run on money, and home runs meant money. Baseball turned a blind eye.
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Everybody knows good pitching stops good hitting. Our guys are pitching great.