Brett Myers Quotes (29 Quotes)

A lot of guys in this league don't understand how strong he is. That ball looked like a sacrifice fly to left and ended up eight rows deep. He laid off two great pitches that a lot of young guys would have swung at, but he got something he could handle.

If he said that for psychological reasons, he sure got my attention. He'll get the best out of me.

The first couple of innings, my fastball was up and I wasn't feeling good. I started to feel better as the game went along.

I was trying to keep us in the game so we can rally, ... We showed a lot of heart coming back.

I'm not coming out after five innings anymore. I'm fed up with it. I might as well be a middle-relief guy if I'm doing that. I can't go 2-2, 3-2 on every guy and expect to go seven innings.

I felt like I was throwing an ice cube. The ball was slick. Five walks are uncharacteristic for me. I'd rather give up a home run than walk a guy.

The couple of innings I didn't fell too good. I thought my fastball was up and I wasn't feeling real crisp. I tried to pitch today instead of overpowering guys. I just didn't think my mechanics were right.

You can't be selfish. Right now is a serious situation for us. The Braves lost tonight, and the Wild Card is still in our favor. If the same situation comes up again, I won't be happy, but I'll do what I've got to do ... This game is more about your team and not about yourself.

We got down early, and I take full blame for that.

No matter what they say to me, and that's great that they think I can be that guy, I'm still going to go out there and throw the best game I can.

That was awesome, with everybody yelling. That was the most fun I've had pitching in a couple of years.

I was standing in the outfield before the game and the wind was blowing, and I'm going, everything's gone. I was like, let me pop one up, it'll probably go.

We work quite closely with the WSU Police and Pullman Police. Unfortunately, due to the lack of resources, a lot of times we end up playing firemen on drug cases, reacting to what has already happened. WSU had a problem and that problem is not getting any better.

People think we come down too hard on people for using drugs. They do not see the big picture like we do. We see the devastation addiction causes and the ruined lives it leaves behind.

When Howard hit that home run, I thought here we go, ... You know and when Kenny (Lofton) made those two catches in the sixth that really got us charged up.

It's definitely a loss, being without Thome. But the way Ryan Howard's playing right now, I think that we'll be OK.

I know he's trying to help us all the time. That's good for a player to know. Plus, he's an honest, down-to-earth guy who talks to us all the time.

We're certainly glad Mr. Russell's been captured, ... It's been a long time.

I didnt see where it hit (Pettitte). Hopefully his foot isnt too bad where hell miss a start. Id hate to see that for any competitor.

That was fun. I was amazed. That's the most fun I've had in a couple years, at least. Usually, you get out there and get your work in. Those fans were so pumped up. The louder they yelled, the harder I wanted to throw it.

I'd rather not have to make one more start down here. I just think I'm ready to go, and I don't want to waste the bullets here.

It doesnt bother us. We showed a lot of heart, but we fell behind early and I take the full blame for that. We have two more games against these guys, and if we can win two out of three against them it will be a big boost.

I felt great. I thought I stayed on the ball pretty good. It was really tough to feel the ball with the wind. I kind of felt like I was throwing an ice cube. But it's my job to make adjustments.

There's not going to be many more times when I go five innings. I'm fed up with it. Ninety-five pitches after five innings That's not doing nothing. I might as well be a middle relief guy.

I was warming up and one Venezuelan ran from the dugout. It's funny to see that because I've never been to a country where baseball is the No. 1 sport. It's cool to see that everybody on that team is a superstar to them.

After that inning, Pat Burrell came in and said, 'Don't worry about it. Hold them and we're going to get Pedro,' And, they did.

I always seem to be stronger in the sixth and seventh innings. Maybe as I get closer to the end of the night, I figure that I better finish strong. Its like a distance runner who wants to make that kick at the end. You do it no matter how much it hurts.

I just tried to go out and make pitches. I had seven days off and wasn't feeling real crisp.

As a society we have a habit of saying a little drug experimentation is OK for young people when they venture off onto their own. In actuality the experimentation affects everyone and often times leads to addiction.