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title: "1 Want Pitch Quotes By Mariano Rivera"
description: "1 Want Pitch quotes by Mariano Rivera. Plus more from Mariano Rivera and more Want Pitch sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't want to pitch forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-don-t-want-to-pitch-forever/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/mariano-rivera-13814_baseball_i-don-t-want-to-pitch-forever-827833_827833.png)

## More by Mariano Rivera

> [My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/my-father-was-strict-and-always-taught-me-no-matter-who-it-is/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I think the good Lord is a Yankee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-think-the-good-lord-is-a-yankee/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-am-not-a-father-who-wants-to-give-his-kids-everything-they-have-to/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I know, it's amazing, but I never feel like I have done anything. When people say that, it makes me uncomfortable because I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-know-it-s-amazing-but-i-never-feel-like-i-have-done-anything-when/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/if-you-don-t-control-your-emotions-your-emotions-will-control-your/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-m-a-simple-guy-you-know-if-i-do-something-it-s-not-going-to-be-look/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I'm human -- all I do is try to do my job. When I don't do it, the way it happened today, it's out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-m-human-all-i-do-is-try-to-do-my-job-when-i-don-t-do-it-the-way-it/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [New York has been a blessing for me and my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/new-york-has-been-a-blessing-for-me-and-my-family/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/fishing-is-a-hard-job-fishing-at-night-rain-day-night-you-have-to-be/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I don't want to pitch forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-don-t-want-to-pitch-forever/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/you-re-just-trying-to-throw-the-best-pitch-you-can-and-make-sure-you/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-don-t-wait-for-people-to-give-me-respect-i-always-give-them-respect/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-always-take-time-for-somebody-who-wants-to-talk-to-me/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [I listen to Christian music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-listen-to-christian-music/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

> [“I am convinced that being fully committed to the moment, without any worries about the past or projections into the future, is the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariano-rivera/i-am-convinced-that-being-fully-committed-to-the-moment-without-any/)

[Mariano Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariano-rivera/)

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