Jonathan Papelbon Quotes (13 Quotes)

Its good to get accolades like that. Its pretty cool. Im excited and proud to get that honor. I just want to keep it going.

Hey, I let my team down tonight. I'll be back out there and I'll pick us up another night. It's a learning experience right now, and hopefully, I can make that learning curve short.

For me, man, it was disappointing to see him go, but at the same time, I wish him all the best in what he does. I know he'll be successful in what he does.

It was almost like he was part of the family. He always gave me confidence. He always said, 'Keep your head up high.' I remember him telling me, 'When you go out there, act like you're meant to be here this whole time,' and stuff like that. He always gave me that confidence. Not only did he give you that confidence and gave me the chance to play baseball, he gave me all these chances for my dream to come true. Not only did he do that, but I think we became friends. That's also means a lot to me as well.

It was one of those nights you had to dig deep and battle. They never give in and put together some great at-bats.

It was fun. It was a challenge. Thats what games are made of. You make it fun.

I'm all good. I'm married now, man. All I've got is one person to answer to.

I didn't think he caught it. I was looking at the umpire the whole time and he called him out. Thank you. He owns me right now.

Every time I go out there, I try not to fear anybody. I always want to earn the respect of my teammates, and maybe I did that, but it feels good to hear you have guys who want you on the team.

It's unbelievable how good I came out of it. I have a bruise the size of a dime.

I do tend to look at hitters, the way they swing at previous pitches and use that to my advantage. I just want to go out there and start attacking hitters and not necessarily give them the ability to think their way through an at-bat, just be in attack mode the whole time.

He's my idol. Growing up, I watched him pitch. Those are big, big shoes to fill. I know I have a long road ahead and a lot of work ahead of me to get where he's at.

If this blows into a huge controversy, you just have to accept it. I just have to focus on what I need to do.