Mike Piazza Quotes

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• I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated. I've accomplished a…
• I found it hugely insulting that people believed I'd go so far out of my way - living with Playmates, vacationing with actresses, showing up…
• A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse for failure. You…
• Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty,…
• I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely…
• I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself.
• Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it…
• I was a last round draft pick. Nobody wanted me. I could count the amount of scouts that told me to go to school, to…
• Never let your dreams go away.
• You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot…
• I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations…
• Please don't quote me.
• It's easy for me not to go to Mass on the road. But I've made a fundamental decision. I'm going to be dedicated. I'm going…
• I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.

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