Mike Piazza Quotes (35 Quotes)

We're definitely not moving in the wrong direction.

I like Willie. I mean, I felt bad telling him my hand was broken, ... I said, 'Believe me, this is the last thing I want to have happen to me, it couldn't come at a worse time. But the hand is broken.' It's like a flat tire, you can't drive on it.

You can't say it's early forever. No excuses. We haven't been able to put up a crooked number. Runs are hard to come by. We're just stuck in neutral.

One umpire was looking at the other, ... I don't think they had the greatest position. ... I guess he gets the advantage because he's a Gold Glover.

You want to enjoy it. Hopefully, it'd come in a win. It would've been a little better and a sweeter if we were playing a little better baseball.

We're not being elusive, ... I think we have to wait until we're absolutely backed into a corner.

Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.

You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement.

I'm feeling pretty good, ... I told them it's their call. I'm not trying to win a Purple Heart. But I probably can play.

If it's something I do, I want to take it seriously and work at it, ... But I can't see liking it enough to stop playing at this point.

I feel blessed, and everything now is sugar inside the icing on the cake. I look at things differently, but I'm still serious.

Yes, no question. If you would have asked me, I'm telling you, in San Francisco, there's no way I thought I'd be able to play. This week I'm a lot more optimistic.

They got a few insurance runs and they caught the ball.

I'm not very mechanical about these decisions. I just think it was meant to be. (Padres general manager) Kevin (Towers), from the start, showed a lot of interest. He said, 'We'll be here if you're interested.' When it came down to it, they were the best situation, without question.

It's just one of those things that is very frustrating. Obviously we're pressing a little, but this is the big leagues. There's no sympathy up here. You've got to pick yourself up and really bear down, do what you can, beg, borrow or steal to get on base. We just need a spark. Hopefully you get it out of the way now. Because it's going to be a long, hot summer.

He just wanted to keep us focused. He has a good instinct for that, a good feel for that.

I've heard nothing but amazing things about the city of San Diego, and I am excited to finally have the opportunity to play there. I hope that I can help bring another division title back to San Diego, then continue on to a successful post-season run.

Never let your dreams go away.

I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations in a week. It's like rotisserie baseball.

It's feeling a lot better. Basically, the way I look at it, this is where it's supposed to be right now. If you asked me in San Francisco last weekend, I thought there was no way I'd be able to play.

I hope so, unless you know something I don't. Whatever I have left, I plan to give it all. I've got the rest of the season.

I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.

I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.

I'm definitely being spoiled, ... I hope we get a lot more ovations. I'm really honored. It's one of those fortunate things for me.

It's just been wonderful. I don't put too much into what the future holds. I'll see plenty of action at home.

I saw myself getting thrown out at second there if I didn't get on my horse. I'll tell you, it's a big ballpark.

I think it's important for the teams that aren't expected to be competitive to be competitive for the good of the sport. For players of Italian descent, it's a small sort of way of thanking Italy for our forefathers and mothers.

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.

Gotta do something, ... When you're my age, you take a day or two off and next thing you know you've put on a few pounds. Running at least gets the blood circulating, helps the hand feel better.

It's not feeling any worse, but it's not feeling better,

It's definitely swollen, ... This morning I woke up and it was really a lot more swollen and just really stiff. Hopefully the swelling goes down in a few days and we'll just take it from there.

Please don't quote me.

The doctor said that there is really nothing more you can do, ... It's just stiff, sore, swollen. That's the bottom line.

We got a great count on him, and then we jammed him. Maddux said at the end of the inning, 'That was awesome. You called the right pitch at the right time.' Nice to hear.

focus, discipline, relying on training, trying not to take things personally, playing hard every day and hustle.