I just need to regain my command. I was concerned at first that I was not going to be able to go with the team and be healthy.
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I can assure you that I still feel it right now. I'm not willing to give up my time to work or give up anything to let the toe heal. I'm going to heal my toe on the field. If it doesn't, I'll deal with it the best way possible.Pedro Martinez
I actually realized that I was somebody important, because I caught the attention of 60,000 people, plus the whole world watching a guy that if you reverse time back 15 years ago, I was sitting under a mango tree without 50 cents to pay for a bus.
Pedro Martinez
I think in the World Series it was easy for me to relax. I had a space to actually make mistakes. But the way we're looking right now, we're not going to last very long.
Pedro Martinez
I just realized a couple of things that I never would think about it ... if I wasn't in this situation. How hard I hit the mound coming off. And that's not even half the effort I would exert in a game. It's trying to be smooth, trying to be cautious and trying to think about the things I'm doing. I can't really imagine what it would be on a good night, fully loaded and trying to get a tough hitter in a situation.
Pedro Martinez
I took it personally, I wanted to go out and try to do it and make it as easy as possible for us to win a ballgame, ... I battled with whatever I had so I could get away with a win, not only for myself but for my team.
Pedro Martinez
Without a doubt my country's people expect me to perform but only if I'm healthy. They know in the long it's better to see me pitch every five days than not at all, even if it's the Classic.
Pedro Martinez
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