--- title: "1 Play Going Quotes By Greg Maddux" description: "1 Play Going quotes by Greg Maddux. Plus more from Greg Maddux and more Play Going sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/greg-maddux-22406_back_if-they-want-me-i-d-love-to-come-back-i_2800977.png" --- > [If they want me I'd love to come back. I'm not going to play because I can, I'm going to play because I deserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/if-they-want-me-i-d-love-to-come-back-i-m-not-going-to-play-because-i/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/greg-maddux-22406_back_if-they-want-me-i-d-love-to-come-back-i_2800977.png) ## More by Greg Maddux > [I could probably throw harder if I wanted, but why? When they're in a jam, a lot of pitchers...try to throw harder. Me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-could-probably-throw-harder-if-i-wanted-but-why-when-they-re-in-a/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-daydream-just-like-everybody-else-i-just-do-it-with-my-body-facing/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [If you are content with yourself, you'll stop taking those little steps forward and begin taking big steps backward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/if-you-are-content-with-yourself-you-ll-stop-taking-those-little/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [Consistency is something you can always improve on. You can be more consistent with your mental approach, the things you do physically on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/consistency-is-something-you-can-always-improve-on-you-can-be-more/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I know I don't throw very hard anymore, but I'd like to think I can still hurt a guy who's not looking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-know-i-don-t-throw-very-hard-anymore-but-i-d-like-to-think-i-can/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/you-re-not-going-to-win-by-automatically-going-out-there-it-s-hard-to/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-take-golf-trips-with-my-brother-or-with-friends-we-usually-go-to/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/regardless-of-where-you-re-pitching-regardless-of-what-goes-on-before/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I only know one way to pitch. I really do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-only-know-one-way-to-pitch-i-really-do/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/the-best-pitchers-have-a-short-term-memory-and-a-bullet-proof/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I'd rather try and not win than not try at all](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-d-rather-try-and-not-win-than-not-try-at-all/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [When people say (nice) things you take them as compliments and it's nice, but it won't help you win your next game. The thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/when-people-say-nice-things-you-take-them-as-compliments-and-it-s/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/the-key-to-pitching-is-to-have-the-ability-to-throw-a-strike-when/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/i-don-t-care-if-we-re-out-of-it-or-not-if-i-ve-got-a-chance-to-pitch/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) > [What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-maddux/what-has-benefited-me-the-most-is-learning-i-can-t-control-what/) [Greg Maddux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-maddux/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-going/greg-maddux/#itemlist", "name": "1 Play Going Quotes By Greg Maddux", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If they want me I'd love to come back. 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