Tim Lincecum Quotes

I'm focused on myself and on what I've got to do...I'm just trying to get back on track and keep this positive mindset.

I'm going to go to my house and drink a little bit. Can I say that? I guess I can.

People out there said I was too small. It's those kinds of moments that pushed me to be where I'm at right now.

My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.

I'm close to six feet, I like to think.

The more torque I can come up with, the better.

I've learned a lot about being in the public eye. I'm certainly handling things more maturely now, I'm not getting as scared as easily.

You don't come up expecting to be a fan favorite. When I was a rookie, I was just trying to make a name for myself, but people already knew who I was and already had expectations for me.

Since baseball is my favorite sport, it's easy to go out and do what I do.

I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.

Nobody wants to lose. But I don't care what my win-loss record is. At the end of the day, I don't look at it.

I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is more recognizable out of the hand than a fastball or changeup. They're taking them or hitting the mistakes I make with them. I don't want it to be so recognizable. I'll have to work with that because that was my pitch.

I haven't always thrown hard, but eventually my (velocity) caught up with my mechanics.

I want to get back to my foundation. And my foundation was my mechanics and the way I repeat them in such a dynamic way.

I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.

I've always looked at myself and criticized myself first, and that's the way I'm always going to be.