Johan Santana Quotes (29 Quotes)

We showed what Latin baseball was all about. We showed the passion of the game.

There's nothing I can do about it, really. I think everybody knows what it takes to win games. Hopefully, they know what they have to do when they go out there. I know what I'm doing. I'm not going to judge anybody. Hopefully, we get together as a team and start playing the game the right way.

I can tell you every game is going to count this season. You can not just wait until the end to do something. You have to start strong in the beginning and finish strong, too.

In our countries, fans go beyond the game. It's about passion.

It's good just to see that we're still working for something, ... This is not over yet. It's good for fans, for my teammates and myself to see we still have a chance to make something special.

If he's not, he's close. He's been doing it for so many years. He can make contact on anything. He's always hacking, it doesn't matter the pitch.

I felt pretty good today. I was throwing the fastball in and out of the plate and I was able to throw my change-up. It was a nice day.

I felt pretty good. I didn't feel anything at all, ... I was able to throw all my pitches, and the slider, which had hurt the most.

It's up to the professionals and the baseball writers to decide who's going to win it, ... I feel like I did my job, and personally, I'm pleased with everything that happened. Unfortunately, we didn't go to the playoffs -- that's what we were looking for.

It's the first time I've had the opportunity to represent my country. It is (an All-Star lineup) You'll see the best in the world on both teams. That's something that we're looking forward to, not just me but everybody. In order for you to be the best you have to beat the best. It's the same way for them. We've got a great team too. It's going to be a great challenge. It's going to be interesting and fun to watch.

I know who Mark Buehrle is. I knew it would be tough. We got ahead and put up some runs and from there I was just trying to protect the lead.

Since I've been playing professional baseball and seeing the guy pitch, Martinez is one of the best. I like the way he handles himself when he's pitching. That proves to me that you don't have to be over six-feet tall to do things out there.

Even though they pulled me out, I still felt strong. Those guys are pretty good. They make you work and go deep into the count.

In the Caribbean, it's more than about just being fans. It's about passion.

I think we showed everybody what Latin baseball is all about. That's the way we do it. For either side, we showed the passion of the game.

I wasn't surprised at all. That's the way we do it. In our countries, fans go beyond the game. It's about passion. It's about loving the game. When it comes down to that, in the Latin countries, we do a pretty good job.

In our country, our fans go beyond the game. It's not just about being a fan. There's passion. There's pride.

Today, I think we showed what Latin baseball is all about. That's what we do.

If you look around at everything that has happened to me, to the whole starting pitching staff, if we have had won all those little games, then the whole pitching staff should be Cy Youngs. It didn't happen for me to get those wins, but that doesn't mean I'm done working.

It's difficult, but we're making it look like it's impossible. And that's not the way it should be.

That means you're doing something good, and the fans are enjoying what they're watching, ... So it's always good to make people happy ... I don't think there can be any better feeling than that.

I felt pretty good today, ... I had everything working. All you can hope for is that you give your team a chance to win and that is what we did today.

At least we're competing. I never give up, ... What's going to happen, I don't know. At least we're making this more interesting. We'll see what happens at the end.

When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good,

I just hope it's good for him and he'll help us.

Most of the time it's going to take the whole team to do what you want to do, to see this team succeed and go to the playoffs, ... Yeah, pitching is a big part of it, but we haven't been able to put everything together.

When it comes to that in Latin countries, I think we do a pretty good job. Nothing against anybody. I think American fans are great, too. It's just that it's a different feeling, especially when you represent your country.

At this point in the season, compared to a couple of years ago, I feel much better.

I feel good. I don't go by stats or anything. The numbers are going to be there. I don't really care about that. I know I've been doing my job, but I also know that we've been struggling as a team to win games.