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title: "4 Field Quotes By Steve Carlton"
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> [So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/so-what-i-did-on-the-field-was-the-essence-of-what-i-am-remember-me/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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> [But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/but-i-would-say-basically-i-would-just-like-to-be-remembered-for-what/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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> [I trained myself to perform on the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/i-trained-myself-to-perform-on-the-field/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/steve-carlton-27585_field_i-trained-myself-to-perform-on-the-field_1971188.png)

> [Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/everything-i-was-physically-and-mentally-that-s-what-i-put-on-that/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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## Other authors on Field

## More by Steve Carlton

> [So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/so-what-i-did-on-the-field-was-the-essence-of-what-i-am-remember-me/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/to-get-the-feel-of-how-the-slider-should-roll-off-of-your-index/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/to-pick-up-the-paper-and-read-about-yourself-getting-slammed-that/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/but-i-would-say-basically-i-would-just-like-to-be-remembered-for-what/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/i-was-probably-in-the-best-shape-of-any-athlete-at-the-time-but-you/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/i-threw-all-my-pitches-over-the-top-which-was-important-for-me/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/that-s-the-past-i-don-t-agree-with-retrospect/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/pete-rose-came-over-to-the-phillies-in-79-and-he-became-the-catalyst/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/my-major-league-debut-came-at-old-busch-stadium-on-grand-avenue-in-st/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/it-s-all-quotes-anyway-and-it-all-sounds-the-same-to-me/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/and-the-irony-is-that-they-wrote-better-without-access-to-my-quotes/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [(Mike) Schmitty provided what the relief pitchers need most, home runs and great defense. He's the best third baseman that I ever played with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/mike-schmitty-provided-what-the-relief-pitchers-need-most-home-runs/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first pitch I threw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/my-major-league-debut-came-at-old-busch-stadium-on-grand-avenue-in-st-2/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [I trained myself to perform on the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/i-trained-myself-to-perform-on-the-field/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

> [It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the plate (hopefully).…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carlton/it-the-slider-just-rolls-off-of-your-index-finger-and-begins-it-s/)

[Steve Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carlton/)

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