Mariano Rivera quotes
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“I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.”
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“I'm human -- all I do is try to do my job. When I don't do it, the way it happened today, it's out of my control. He put the ball in play and it happened to find a hole. I wish I could take it back, but I can't. You move on.”
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“I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.”
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“Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.”
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“I know what kind of pitcher Whitey was, and I know what kind of person Whitey is. It makes me feel proud to be a Yankee. We're keeping this in the family.”
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“I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.”
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“I don't feel invincible because I'm human.”
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“Baseball was just the avenue that the Lord used so I can provide for my family,”
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“Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.”
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“There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.”
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“I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.”
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“I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts.”
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“I don't think any professional accepts defeat.”
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“You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.”
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“I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.”
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“God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.”
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“If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.”
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“You can’t second-guess baseballyou can’t second-guess yourself.”
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“That's the game of baseball - amazing things happen.”
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“If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.”
-- Mariano RiveraSource : "How Mariano Rivera Can Help You Hit a Home Run With Your Credit" by Jeanne Kelly, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 3, 2013.
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“Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.”
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“I like a calm life where nobody bothers me.”
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“I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country.”
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“I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.”
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“I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.”
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“I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people.”
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“Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.”
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“My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.”
-- Mariano Rivera
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