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> [You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/you-can-t-get-real-happy-or-real-depressed-when-you-play-baseball/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

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## More by Mike Piazza

> [It's easy for me not to go to Mass on the road. But I've made a fundamental decision. I'm going to be dedicated. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/it-s-easy-for-me-not-to-go-to-mass-on-the-road-but-i-ve-made-a/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [When he (Roger Clemens) threw the bat (during Game 2 of the 2000 World Series), I basically walked out and kept asking him what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/when-he-roger-clemens-threw-the-bat-during-game-2-of-the-2000-world/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/nobody-wanted-me-scouts-told-me-to-go-to-school-to-forget-baseball/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/yes-hard-is-good-when-i-was-in-high-school-i-spent-a-lot-of-time-on/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [When you're 25, you can eat hamburgers and pizza and drink beer and stay out all night and come out the next day and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/when-you-re-25-you-can-eat-hamburgers-and-pizza-and-drink-beer-and/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/i-long-for-the-days-when-athletes-were-revered-i-want-to-see-the/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/you-can-t-get-real-happy-or-real-depressed-when-you-play-baseball/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/i-m-not-trying-to-prove-anybody-wrong-i-m-just-trying-to-prove/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [Please don't quote me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/please-don-t-quote-me/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [Never let your dreams go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/never-let-your-dreams-go-away/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [One thing anyone can go through is a slump. Unless you're Greg Maddux, it's going to happen to everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/one-thing-anyone-can-go-through-is-a-slump-unless-you-re-greg-maddux/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated. I've accomplished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/i-m-playing-baseball-because-i-love-it-not-because-i-need-the-money/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/i-feel-pretty-good-my-body-actually-looks-like-an-old-banana-but-it-s/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse for failure.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/a-pitcher-never-gets-me-out-i-get-myself-out-that-s-no-disrespect-to/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

> [I was a last round draft pick. Nobody wanted me. I could count the amount of scouts that told me to go to school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-piazza/i-was-a-last-round-draft-pick-nobody-wanted-me-i-could-count-the/)

[Mike Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-piazza/)

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