David Wells Quotes (97 Quotes)

If we lose tonight, ... then it's not going to look good.

You can't help but scoreboard-watch (this time of the year), but as you see the lead dwindle, you can't put too much pressure on yourself. The more pressure you put on yourself, the worse it can be.

What went on in that office should have stayed there in that office and it shouldn't have come out to you guys. So he's the idiot for saying that like that, not me, because I didn't interpret it like that.

There are guys in the game only because of steroids. They couldn't make it with their natural talent, so they had to enhance themselves. It sucks.

If he's been doing it a while, then go ahead and erase his accomplishments. It's a shame to do it, but you know you have to do it.

Its always fun to watch him pitch. Hes a good pitcher. I saw what he did to us in 2003. Probably nothings changed. He wants the ball, he gets it and goes after them.

I met today with Major League Baseball and the Players Association and was happy to have the chance to answer questions about my press conference the other day and to learn more about the drug testing program and on-field disciplinary suspensions.

To pitch a perfect game wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, it's unbelievable. Growing up a Yankee fan, to come out here and make history, it really is a dream come true.

The umpires do a good job ... but sometimes they miss pitches. That's the way it goes.

In my whole career, I've never seen this type of race that you had to wait for the last day. There's so many teams that are involved. You've got to smile because we're in it.

I'm really holding back because I've got a lot of negative things to say, ... I can't wait to win the World Series and have Bud Selig come up there (with the trophy). I really can't. Who knows what will come out then.

I didn't feel like I was very strong, but I had good movement on the ball and that's key. Late in the games, you get movement and you can get a lot of ground balls. Elevate a little bit, and maybe you get fly balls. That's what I did. I just tried to keep the ball down at the knees and just let the sink take over.

I don't know what the point was even having a hearing. They said I clearly bumped him and sprayed him with spit. That's coming from a guy that works for the commissioner, so what can you do

I read that I demanded. I didn't demand. I asked. Asking and demanding are two separate things. ... I just asked for a trade to go home. I don't care what people think or say, or whatever. But they were pretty quick to boo. I mean, I gave up a home run and it just came out, one after another.

I'm pretty bitter about a lot of things in the game over the years but, then again, I'm always out here playing and trying to do the right thing on the field,

It would be great to play them in the World Series in Chicago ... To me, it would be a lot of fun, especially playing in that ballpark.

You're going to have good nights and you're going to have bad nights you can't always have a stellar one, ... You know, you just have to battle through it and try to pick them up and I didn't do that, either. It just wasn't my night.

I blame myself more so because I hung a curve. If you want to point a finger, point it at me.

I don't even know what the point was to even have a hearing.

I stunk it up tonight, period. When you don't have it, you don't have it. There's no excuses. I didn't have command, I didn't have my slide-step, and I left balls up in the zone. When you do that, that's what happens.

Jorge Posada, who in the second hit an 0-2 cookie ... David Wells is a guy who keeps you off-balance. But today, his curve ball was a little off.

Today is the only day I felt really good, so it's not huge. I'm not going to get overly excited. We'll see how I feel Tuesday. This is just a day to day thing.

Tito has been great. He stays out of our way. He says, 'You know what you need to do. Just come out and play hard and do whatever you have to do.' He doesn't sit there and make rules and point fingers at guys. We're grown men and he respects that.

If they touch us, they should be suspended. That's like bumping us, and umpires do it all the time.

I'm not going to make any comments on the commissioner. I just went through it and dealt with it and I'm just going to put it past me.

It just wasn't my night. And Small just pitched a hell of a ball game.

This is just something where Bud is bored. He has no clue. He's clueless. If you say something derogatory toward Bud, he wants an apology. My question is, why is he even wasting his time on something like that What's the purpose Does he have to let people know that he's there Tell him to come talk to me. I've had issues with him the last few years. He said, 'Oh, we need to talk.' He said, 'I'll take you to dinner when I come to Boston.' Has he done it Heck no. He's a piece of expletive. And you can quote me on that.

I would have never thought I'd make it 25 years in spring training. That's basically for the love of the game. You come out every year, year after year, and do something that you grew up admiring.

It's fine. I have no control over their feelings. They've got some dedicated fans (here).

Bud Selig needs to resign. That's what he needs to do. He needs to resign and bring someone in who's capable of communicating with the players association and the owners, as well as the players, because there's so much hatred against Bud right now. It's a joke. Nobody likes him.

When you have a bad knee, anything can happen at any given time. It's been tender. There's been good days and bad days.

Today was a good day, except for my emotions rolling out there. The team effort was tremendous.

He's tremendous. He's a great 10th man off the bench. He comes to play every day. He's like Charlie Hustle. The guy goes after it with no fear. To lose him is crushing. I've never in my 18 years seen a guy blow it out at second base on a home run.

I'm getting another shot Thursday night and then we'll wait 48 hours before I do anything. After the next one, I'll see how it goes.

Last Wednesday, I was about 48 hours from going home. I kid you not. You don't plan on going out that way, your last year and all. I didn't think it would be as bad as it was. Stuff happens, you move on, try to do the best you can do. I'd like to go out on a good note.

The game has changed. What's going on now is nonsense. You have guys complaining about not being paid.

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At this point, you have to. We win two here, it has to go back to Chicago, so yeah, I'm prepared to pitch on Sunday. I'll get ready for it and wait. That's my time to pitch. I'm ready for it. No problem.

Does it look stupid At times, yeah.

I'm not going to make any excuses. I just went out and stunk it up tonight.

I understand that I was wrong in my statements about these issues and for that I apologize. Now that I have had this opportunity to sit down and discuss the issues, I better understand the procedures that go with steroid testing.

Unless I'm blind, that's right down the middle. He missed a pitch.

I would have liked the old days.

If you are going to point a finger, you point it at me.

If you're guilty and you got caught, come clean. I think you can get a lot more respect from people than (by) lying.

I'm not happy with it, but it is what it is and I've got to deal with it. Nobody's happy to sit out. It's a first for me in many, many, many years.

I was pretty stoked that Cory asked me to come here. It gives me a chance to get out of San Diego and come here and hang out for a day or two. It's all about the charities. I've been doing charity fundraisers for a long time, so when you can give back it's a good thing.