Jose Contreras famous quotes

The government is one thing and the country of Cuba and my people are something different completely, .. It's like the United States government and your country. You don't have to agree with the policies to be proud of your country.
-- Jose Contreras

#Country #Government #People

Pitching in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and Central American games prepared me to pitch at the big-league level.
-- Jose Contreras

#Games #League #Levels

I'm Cuban and I always will be.
-- Jose Contreras

#Cuban

The day I pitch, I feel confident I can stop the other team.
-- Jose Contreras

#Team #Feels #I Can

Sometimes I just stand on the beach and look at the water, and Cuba feels so close it's unbelievable.
-- Jose Contreras

#Beach #Water #Cuba

Don Cooper is an incredible person. He's not only a great pitching coach, but he's a great human being and a great friend.
-- Jose Contreras

#Pitching #Great Friend #Incredibles

It's amazing how everything here seems like it's in abundance. In Cuba, there is a shortage of everything.
-- Jose Contreras

#Cuba #Abundance #Shortage

I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.

I am raising my voice as a citizen of the country. I don?t want to enter politics.

Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.

[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux. So they brought out their cannons. 'You want to be an Indian now?' they said, finger on the trigger.

Government should be a place where people can come together, and no one gets left behind. No one…gets left behind. An instrument of good.

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

I agree that ***** laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of ***** -- if it's prescribed by a physician. I cannot understand why the federal government should interfere with the doctor-patient relationship, nor why it would ignore the will of a majority of voters who have legally approved such legislation.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.

Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.