Dontrelle Willis Quotes (89 Quotes)


    I'm dumbfounded ... ecstatic. It's historic. I never thought I'd be in this situation. (I feel) fortunate, and I hope African American players are proud of me.

    It is a high honor especially when you consider I'm so young in my career. I'm going to go out there and try to win the game.

    We're definitely upset about this game. It was a tough loss. But I should have done better. I should have thrown more strikes and put them on their heels and I didn't.

    It's bigger than just me, ... For the most part, it's something that I can't fathom. Obviously, I'm close, but it's historical. I never thought I'd be in the history books as far as individual awards, and what have you.

    It was 4-1, and now it's 6-1, and it makes it that much harder to come back, ... It makes the (Astros') climb that much higher. So that's all I was thinking putting more pressure on the opposition.


    I'm dumbfounded right now, very ecstatic just because of how my teammates felt for me today, ... They were pulling for me. I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic. It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball but for my team.

    I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic. It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball but for my team. Hopefully we'll just keep going.

    I feel I let my team down today. My heart is bleeding for everybody else. I felt like I should have gotten it done today. That's how it is. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.

    I'm waiting by my phone to make sure he is all right. He says it's the most wind he's ever seen.

    It's a beautiful thing. We're definitely disappointed as a team for the overall record. But they're proud of me, and I'm proud of how we played as professionals. We knew we were out of it when we played the Braves, but we came out here and played tough baseball. It's a sign of how we feel about each other. I like the way we went about it.

    I finally got a bunt down - I can't remember the last time I did that.

    I know about having days off. They can be helpful sometimes, especially late in the year. It's just key to go out there and establish early, especially in this park where they can put up some crooked numbers early.

    That was the first instinct I had to slide. I figured the quickest way I could get to the plate was to reach out as far as I can. I just said, 'I'm going to give up my body.' It's all about putting pressure on the other guys.

    I'm very excited just to meet with him and talk baseball with him. He's an experienced winner and he comes from a great organization that knows how to win. I think he's going to put that personality and that feeling in our locker room, so it's a good choice.

    I just got off the phone with my mother and she was just yelling and screaming. I can't blame her. When your son is a 24-year-old millionaire, regardless of whether he's throwing a baseball or working for Donald Trump, it's a beautiful thing.

    It was a good bunt. It made me go to the baseline. It was just well-executed.

    When you think of all the players in the Braves organization, when they were in Milwaukee and now Atlanta, to be one of five players to be on the wall, that's special,

    I looked at the second baseman and I figured I'd go hard and give up my body to get in there, ... It was key. It was all about just putting pressure on their guy. I wasn't able to put down any bunts today. I'm upset about that, but I was able to get some key hits for the team.

    It definitely hurts, because I felt like I let my team down. I have to find a way to get outs late in the game, especially when they're making a charge.

    Whatever it takes. I'm a guy that loves the game of baseball, period, ... All aspects. I take pride in all aspects of the game - defensively, pitching, whatever it takes to be successful, that's what I take pride in.

    It's a great feeling. It's definitely a team effort. You have to have lot of things go your way. Today I was hit and that ended up being the winning run. I've been very fortunate to stay healthy and stay strong.

    I just have enough trouble trying to concentrate on myself, to be totally honest. I'm a high-energy guy, and I'm a young guy, and I still battle every day going out there and controlling that and trying to focus on doing the job at hand.

    I'm like a kid excited about Christmas. It's going to be very intense. It's going to be a lot bigger than what people are talking about.

    I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for the 25th to roll around. I'm ready to go out there to show my talents.

    It's a high honor, man, especially being so young. I'm definitely enthusiastic and happy they feel I'll be capable of handling the load of being one of the representatives of the United States.

    Warren Spahn was one of those players before my time, but I knew a little history about him,

    I like the way we're playing right now. We're just falling short in some situations. But we're right there in the thick of things until the end. That's showing maturity.

    You hear all the critics talking about how tough its going to be. But for a lot of guys, it's a big opportunity for them. I tell them to enjoy it. Smile sometimes. Enjoy that this is a game.


    Keep winning and get to the postseason, ... I won 20 games and they just dumped one beer on my head. It feels good because I'm helping my team win.

    I knew the situation. You knew where they were going with all the trades, so I kind of figured I was going to go to a one-year deal, which is fine with me. Everybody wants that 'A-Rod' 10-year, 25 million deal but you have to deal with circumstances. I'm just definitely excited to make more than 375,000 (his 2005 salary).

    I'll never forget how nervous I was. It was almost like getting transferred to a new high school in your senior year. Everybody watching you. I was so erratic they either swung or I almost hit them. But it's funny. They still believed in me. I thought I was going to get released after that.

    I don't even know what I'm right now at as far as wins. I can't even tell you. I've still got 300 to go. You have to be very fortunate and very lucky and very blessed to stay healthy to be able to have a chance to go out there and do those type of things. I need all the help and luck to be on my side.

    I have to be prepared to take the mound every five days, and I can't afford to stop and listen to what people are saying.

    That's B.S. We lost. I don't pat myself on the back for that stuff. I don't need to make myself any excuses or any pick-me-ups. I can pick myself up. I'm a man and this is what happens. This is what comes with the game, all types of different situations and this is one of them.

    I'm dumbfounded right now, ... I'm very ecstatic because of how my teammates felt today. They were pulling for me. It's historic. It's a beautiful day for baseball, my team, and hopefully we can just keep going.

    Hey, this is the highest honor of my profession. Look at Mr. Jeter over there. And A-Rod. Just riding the bus with those guys today. It's surreal to be around them.

    They're going to be in it regardless of how many people get hurt. Bobby Cox is always going to have those guys ready to play.

    I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

    It's baseball. That's the beauty of it, playing the games. It's a double-edged sword. Anything can happen. This team has the capability. We just haven't hit yet.

    He's one of my favorite players, if not my favorite player, the way he goes about his business. He makes them go. I was thinking, 'If I could stop him from getting on base and causing havoc.' I was trying to disrupt him any way I could. I wish him all the best.

    I'm still excited to be here. The bottom line is, I'm just not playing good baseball. I'm a man and can admit it. ... I'm hoping we advance so I'll get another start.

    It will be wonderful to see all the countries and all the guys representing them.

    When I walked into the locker room, everybody said I had to stop sliding headfirst. Before I even got in there, they were telling me, 'Would you please stop' Even American League guys were saying that. Vernon Wells said, 'Please stop sliding headfirst.' They all love the enthusiasm and intensity I show.

    He's a great baseball mind. But he wants to get with his family, and you've got to respect that.

    It's a business and that's another aspect of the game. I just have to get ready to go out there and do my thing.

    This is the flip side of me throwing eight innings and losing 1-0 (two starts ago). That's how baseball is.

    I just didn't do anything right. Just tip your hat to them. They had a good approach. I found myself in deep counts and their hitters got aggressive. No excuses.

    That was a tough loss. We're definitely beating ourselves up and there is not anything anybody can say that is harsher than what we're telling ourselves.

    I am still excited to be here, but I am not playing the best baseball that I know I can play. I hope we can advance so I can get another shot of helping the team win. My work has been good but the results just aren't there.


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