--- title: "11 Pedro Martinez Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Pedro Martinez quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Pedro Martinez sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/francisco-lindor-6160_grew_i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez-20598_2059886.jpg" --- > [I grew up idolizing Pedro Martinez.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francisco-lindor/i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez/) [Francisco Lindor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francisco-lindor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/francisco-lindor-6160_grew_i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez-20598_2059886.jpg) > [I told Pedro this story: I used to wear a freakin' Pedro Martinez jersey because it had 'Martinez' on the back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-martinez/i-told-pedro-this-story-i-used-to-wear-a-freakin-pedro-martinez/) [J. D. Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/j-d-martinez-6676_back_i-told-pedro-this-story-i-used-to-wear-a_3114594.jpg) > [Whether you like it or not, the last few years I'd be the first one to tell you I haven't been the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro-martinez/whether-you-like-it-or-not-the-last-few-years-i-d-be-the-first-one-to/) [Pedro Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/pedro-martinez-15213_firsts_whether-you-like-it-or-not-the-last-few_1126161.jpg) > [I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cone/i-think-the-changeup-has-become-more-popular-recently-by-pitchers/) [David Cone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/david-cone-22628_baseball_i-think-the-changeup-has-become-more-pop_956313.png) > [There's nothing like being a pitcher on the mound. You're by yourself. Ever since I was a little kid watching Pedro Martinez…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-connaughton/there-s-nothing-like-being-a-pitcher-on-the-mound-you-re-by-yourself/) [Pat Connaughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-connaughton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/pat-connaughton-6509_always_there-s-nothing-like-being-a-pitcher-on_1954138.jpg) > [Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/oh-poor-me-jokingly-after-being-told-that-randy-johnson-pedro/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/greg-maddux-22406_baseball_oh-poor-me-jokingly-after-being-told-tha_2750945.jpg) > [The first time I stepped foot in Boston, I said to myself, 'Whoa.' I told Pedro Martinez, 'Damn, man, I just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-ramirez/the-first-time-i-stepped-foot-in-boston-i-said-to-myself-whoa-i-told/) [Manny Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-ramirez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/manny-ramirez-4792_baseball_the-first-time-i-stepped-foot-in-boston_3050695.png) > [I grew up around a lot of the major leaguers, guys like David Wright, Pedro Martinez, Jose Reyes, and I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-mitchell/i-grew-up-around-a-lot-of-the-major-leaguers-guys-like-david-wright/) [Donovan Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/donovan-mitchell-6469_around_i-grew-up-around-a-lot-of-the-major-leag_2783532.jpg) > [Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-davis/come-on-when-does-it-come-to-the-point-where-your-name-can-t-come-up/) [Eric Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/eric-davis-11953_come_come-on-when-does-it-come-to-the-point-w_3050635.jpg) > [I'm anxious to face them (major league pitchers) all, but in reality I'm looking forward most to (Boston's) Pedro Martinez. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ichiro-suzuki/i-m-anxious-to-face-them-major-league-pitchers-all-but-in-reality-i-m/) [Ichiro Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ichiro-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/ichiro-suzuki-12132_anxious_i-m-anxious-to-face-them-major-league-pi_2745379.jpg) > [“It’s Curt Schilling and his bloody sock staring down the Yankees in the Bronx. It’s Derek Lowe taking the mound the very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock-staring-down-the-yankees-in/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock_2716956.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pedro-martinez/#itemlist", "name": "Pedro Martinez Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up idolizing Pedro Martinez.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Francisco Lindor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francisco-lindor/i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/francisco-lindor-6160_grew_i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez-20598_2059886.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/francisco-lindor-6160_grew_i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez-20598_2059886.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/francisco-lindor-6160_grew_i-grew-up-idolizing-pedro-martinez-20598_2059886.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I grew up idolizing Pedro Martinez.” — Francisco Lindor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I told Pedro this story: I used to wear a freakin' Pedro Martinez jersey because it had 'Martinez' on the back.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. 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It’s Derek Lowe taking the mound the very next night to complete the most improbable comeback in baseball history—and then seven days later clinching the World Series. It’s Pedro Martinez and his six hitless innings of postseason relief against the Indians. Yes, it is also Cy Young and Roger Clemens, and the 192 wins in a Red Sox uniform that they share—the perfect game for Young, the 20 strikeout games for Clemens—but it is also Bill Dinneen clinching the 1903 World Series with a busted, bloody hand, and Jose Santiago shutting down Minnesota with two games left in the season to keep the 1967 Impossible Dream alive, and Jim Lonborg clinching the Impossible Dream the very next day, and Jim Lonborg again, tossing a one-hitter and a three-hitter in the 1967 World Series, and Luis Tiant in the 1975 postseason, shutting out Oakland and Cincinnati in back-to-back starts. They are all winners.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Elliot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock-staring-down-the-yankees-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock_2716956.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock_2716956.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-s-curt-schilling-and-his-bloody-sock_2716956.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It’s Curt Schilling and his bloody sock staring down the Yankees in the Bronx. 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