Parting ways with the Braves obviously didn't pan out as peacefully as I had hoped. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
If you ask me, if Tony Gwynn played in a 60-game season, I'd say he's gonna hit .400. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
A manager's job in baseball, more than any other sport, is managing people. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
You have to learn how to become your pitching coach, if you don't, you don't last. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
There's things that I've been through in golf that baseball couldn't even prepare me for. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
I took notes a lot as a baseball player, and I take notes a lot as a golfer. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
I never had any lessons in baseball; I just watched on TV and tried to copy what I saw. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
When something happens to a pitcher, whether it's mentally or physically, it's a lot more fun to do the things you want… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
In baseball I was able to emulate a lot of different things because I did it growing up, but I go about… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
If nothing else, know that your children's passion and desire to play baseball is something that they can do without throwing a… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Fenway is unique in itself, the whole idea of pitching in Fenway is unlike any other ballpark, period. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
If every pitching staff is working at a 30- to 40-percent Tommy John rate and DL rate, then how long are those… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
We're not developing pitchers the right way. We're asking them to go as hard as you can, and as short as you… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Everybody wants a piece of paper to work out the issues and how baseball should be played. Everything's a number. Everybody's got… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
What happened in '96, unequivocally, is the biggest gut punch. I still believe the destiny of the Atlanta Braves changed that year. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Ever since we discussed and became focused with the pitch count, it's getting worse. It's like if I told you every single… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
There is a transition that a pitcher goes through when he goes from the American League to the National League. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
I think back to playing the accordion, there was no reason to believe I would be a baseball player. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
People used to ask me what it's like to play with the two best pitchers in the game. I said, 'It's a… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
When you go into the minor leagues and you take a kid out after 75 to 90 pitches, what do you expect… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Pitching for the Boston Red Sox proved to be one of the few challenges in my career that I was unable to… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Everybody in the world is going to know I played 20 years for the Atlanta Braves, but that doesn't change my broadcast. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
If the players don't produce, and aren't in the position to be evaluated correctly, then a manager's job of winning or losing… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
I knew how hard it was to go seven or eight innings, leave with the lead and have that feeling be empty… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
If someone told my parents that their oldest child was going to be a major league pitcher, they wouldn't have believed it. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
Golf was a great way to be better in baseball. And now golf is something I enjoy, and a way to better… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
At the age of 7 I said, 'I know what I'm gonna be in life and I'm gonna be a Major League… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
As a starter, you know when you're going to pitch. You prepare to pitch a certain day. As a closer, you wait… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
A definition of a good broadcast is when 50 percent of the people think you're rooting for one team and the other 50 percent… — John Smoltz Copy Share
Pitching for the Boston Red Sox proved to be one of the few challenges in my career that I was unable to overcome. — John Smoltz Copy Share
I gave up a lot of money to stay with the Braves four different times and I don't regret any second of it. — John Smoltz Copy Share
I've learned so much through golf and myself. I've been frustrated a lot, but I've proved a lot, too. — John Smoltz Copy Share
If the players don't produce, and aren't in the position to be evaluated correctly, then a manager's job of winning or losing baseball games… — John Smoltz Copy Share
When you go into the minor leagues and you take a kid out after 75 to 90 pitches, what do you expect him to… — John Smoltz Copy Share
To be honest with you, the two greatest games I ever pitched resulted in losses. — John Smoltz Copy Share
Yeah, I've never been afraid of any challenge, and I'm either all in or all out, because that's the mindset I've always had. — John Smoltz Copy Share
Going to the pen was something I had to learn to do. It wasn't something I wanted to do. If it made our team… — John Smoltz Copy Share
Alan Trammell came right up to me. I was sitting in a locker, looking like I don't belong here. He shook my hand and… — John Smoltz Copy Share
Golf was a great way to be better in baseball. And now golf is something I enjoy, and a way to better experience and… — John Smoltz Copy Share
