Mariano Rivera Quotes

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• If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.
• I think the good Lord is a Yankee.
• You can’t second-guess baseballyou can’t second-guess yourself.
• That's the game of baseball - amazing things happen.
• If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.
• Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.
• I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.
• 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.
• Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.
• 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.
• I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts.
• I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.
• There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.
• Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.
• I don't think any professional accepts defeat.
• I don't feel invincible because I'm human.
• I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.
• Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.
• My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like…
• I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people.

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