Dontrelle Willis Quotes (89 Quotes)

No limos. Busses. This is baseball.

You have to be good, lucky and on a good team. ... I can't fathom having 18 wins. It's the same thing I felt when I had 15 wins.

I can't fathom having this many wins. But today was definitely a team effort.

He's a lot more poised than I was at that age. His work ethic is great. I think going to college helped him, because he was already fine-tuned. When I went out there, I was kind of wide-eyed. He went out there focused.

I understand where (the teams) are coming from we're all investments whether we make 500,000 or 5 million. Injuries are unfortunate things that can happen any time during the year. ... You just have to suit up and represent your country.

I don't even know what WHIP means, ... They were so similar, I have no idea. Maybe because I had more losses than him. That's the only thing I can see off the top of my head.

I remember going to the games as a boy. I never thought I'd be in that situation.

Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.

I'd have to vote for Carpenter.

I felt like I was in the game the whole time. I battled through it. I kept us in the game and there were some unfortunate plays and that's all they needed.

I don't even really care, to be totally honest. I'm really concerned about the lineup. I know I'm not betting on getting any hits off him, I'm just trying to keep the game as close as I can to give my team a chance.

I just didn't do anything right. When I needed to throw strikes and let them put the ball in play, I wasn't able to do that. I just found myself in deep counts often, and when you're in deep counts, the hitter's the aggressor.

I'm just out there having fun, ... If I'm not having fun I'm definitely not playing the type of baseball I want to play.

He's always told me don't be afraid to do something special. A lot of times guys are afraid and don't want that responsibility.

I just haven't played good baseball. I had a great game plan. I just didn't execute.

He's already got it down to where he's telling guys when they're pitching. That's the greatest honor for any individual, to represent their country.

I've played some baseball games just to see what I look like and it looked dead-on like me.

We're professionals, we'll come back, ... We don't have enough time to worry. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us, to mope around. You think about what you did better today and come back tomorrow. We don't have a lot of time. This is it. We're definitely going to throw our backs to the wall and do it.

Sometimes humility is good, because it's a good motivation piece. You appreciate when you do get it done.

How did I survive without this Carrying around all those CDs ... man, how did I live like that

I was trying to tell him to call time. Next thing you know, (Rollins) was running. The situation got out of hand quickly.

It would be a high honor, most definitely.

Everything was good today -- getting my legs back into it. I was just trying to get into situations where I have to make a pitch. It was all fun getting back into it.

There are only 13 who have done it. It's definitely a hard feat, especially today where the power numbers are greater and the parks are smaller. To be able to be successful and win 20 is special.

I'm excited. There's no bigger honor than to represent my country.

I can't even fathom that number - just being able to play baseball and understand how hard it is to win one game. To win 300-plus games is remarkable. To win 200-plus games is remarkable. That's a big number.

I did it twice in the bullpen, as well, ... It's funny. They still believed in me. I thought I was going to get released after that. I thought I was horrible. They definitely saw something that I didn't.

Individual statistics are fine and dandy, but it's lonely out there, ... You want to share with the 24 other guys that helped you be successful.

We're still in this race. That's all I care about, ... We have to win out, and it started today.

I never thought I'd be in a situation like this to get that many wins in a single season. I'm definitely rolling with it.

I feel great, ... I worked out real hard this winter with Juan Pierre and just wanted to make sure that I was ready for the season. It was killing me, though. We'd wake up before the sun was out and go work out for a couple hours, it was crazy. I didn't

I didn't do anything right today. When I had to throw strikes and get them to put the ball in play, I couldn't do it.

I'm not surprised that the staff has so many relievers. They are carrying enough guys, and I'm sure that they will monitor the pitchers. They don't want to send anybody back hurt because they want people to want to play in the World Baseball Classic.

I'm very optimistic, most definitely. I'm very optimistic. I'm very appreciative of this organization taking a chance on a young 21-year-old and I'll always hold onto that.

I got myself in trouble by not throwing strikes. I had that great defense behind me, but I didn't let them put it in play.

Just didn't do anything right today.

I remember going to the games and being a little boy and watching him and watching the classics, ... And everything he meant not only to the team but to the city. I never thought I'd be in a situation like this.

Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.

The bottom line is, I'm not playing good baseball. I'm still happy to be here, I just hope we can advance so I get one more start.