Carlos Zambrano Quotes
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I think I was out of the game mentally, ... I was fighting with the umpires, and I was mad at (Murton). ... I apologized to him. I have five years in the big leagues. I don't have to do that.
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He told me basically this is your ballgame and the ball is in your hand
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I was lost on that play. I lost concentration a little bit. I thought he was on the bag. I made a mistake.
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I believe this year, I can win the Cy Young, and besides that, we will win the World Series. I guarantee that. I have faith in that.
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I always say what happened in the past - and I've said this before - what happened in the past, is already in the past, and you have to leave it in the past. You have to get experience from that. The next season, you have to not make that mistake.
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In the first inning, there is always something wrong. I hit somebody, I walk somebody, there's a blooper. But that's part of the game. You have to be able to control yourself and make good pitches to get yourself out of trouble.
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Maybe next Spring Training, I will work on that.
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I don’t have to apologize to anyone. This is not a baby’s game, this is a man’s game.
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It's going to be hard to win without Wood and Prior. We have to do the best things possible with the other pitchers we have. We have a great offense. When those two guys come back, we'll be much better.
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The thing I've seen about people on the computer and the Internet is that it's addicting. We told him not to get on it, and you turn around and he's on the computer.
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I enjoy when I strike someone out. I enjoy when I do my job.
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That was fun. I wasn't playing like we were trying to win the world championship or the World Cup ... just take it easy.
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My first three games, I was worried too much about walking and hitting people.
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That was a good at-bat, and I think that was the key of the game. He's getting more comfortable.
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For me, mentally I'll prepare like a normal game, like I was the No. 4 starter. I just wanted to be focused for the game and not worry about anything else, not think about it being opening day.
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I just told him to run the bases and don't try to be cocky.
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I don’t know. But it’s my option. I don’t want to leave Chicago. I want to be successful here. I want to help this team, like I always say, be in the pennant race… I don’t want to leave, and I don’t think I will leave.
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Ten years from now I will tell you how I feel about umpires.
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When you know yourself, you know you can change and do something. You think of the mistakes you make and don't make the same mistake again.
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Luck is something you always need to have. We have more chance than the Cardinals. They don't have some of the players they had last year, like Matt Morris. We have to start winning the first month, as many games as possible. We have a good team. We have everything.
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You have to enjoy the game. I enjoy everything about life.
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I told him, 'Run the bases, don't try to be cocky
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My dad's very temperamental. Even today, he can be difficult.
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I really wasn't looking to strike people out, ... I was looking to get groundballs.