Pedro Martinez Quotes

I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.

I'm not in the big leagues just because I'm cute.

If the shortstop makes an error, I am responsible. I let the batter hit the ball.

There was always something missing in Montreal.

Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.

I believe I have a responsibility that goes along with the money I make. I can help a lot of people.

Because I want to have my arm in good shape, I need to have my legs in good shape. Without a leg, there is no arm.

I remember quotes in the paper, 'Here comes the man that New York loves to hate.' Man? None of you have probably ever eaten steak with me or rice and beans with me to understand what the man is about. You might say the player, the competitor, but the man? You guys have abused my name. You guys have said so many things, have written so many things.

If you want to follow some good steps, it would Proverbs, all over.

I understand business and understand the ugly face of baseball, which is the business part of baseball.

I like the challenge. I do not like the attention.

I love my teammates, and I'll do anything for them.

My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Before, if I wasn't in baseball, I wanted to become a doctor.

My first ball I ever got from a big-league player I actually got to purchase in Dodger Stadium in a silent auction, was Reggie Jackson.

I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.

I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

Baseball is a game of the soul.

I just try to do what I have to do and let the people out there do what they have to do, which is have fun, scream, yell and jump around. I try to do what I have to do, which is play baseball, and I can only play in that piece of area there, so that's what I try to do.

The bigger the contract, the bigger the responsibility.

I wasn't playing mind games with anybody, I just said what I said. I am responsible for it, but I wish everybody would fall asleep for that one and let me go out there and do my thing.

We grew up poor, very poor, but I am very proud of where I come from.

Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart.

All I can say is, I will put my heart and soul into helping the Red Sox win.

I had the opportunity to go with some other teams. But I didn't consider those teams to be contenders, and I was right.

I do miss competing, being out there - the atmosphere, I do miss it.

I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something that the Dominican people expected.

Some of the things I've done are really special.

I want to feel secure personally. Have a competitive team out there -- I really want to win; I hate losing -- and, I guess, I want to be treated like a normal person.

You can't have a family when you're playing because you're away from home so much. So believe me, I won't be pitching forever. I won't make it to 300 wins or anything like that. No way.

I'm open to play for anybody that would give me respect, treat me the right way, and actually going to make me feel comfortable.

I doubt that I will get involved with politics. That's something I don't have in me.

If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now.

Some other things I don't miss: the media and the pressure of just being asked to do, and being asked questions every day.

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the Pedro Martinez that I'm used to being.

I enjoy every bit of baseball I can get.

When I go to the plate, I think about putting the ball in play. It's important to get on base and get some walks, but I don't go to the plate thinking of walking.