Acceptance Quote by Dennis Eckersley

People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work.…

— Dennis Eckersley

Sooner or later you learn that you belong in the big leagues, and that makes you calm down

— Dennis Eckersley

I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of…

— Dennis Eckersley

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches

— Dennis Eckersley

But through experience I learned to control my body and locate the ball.

— Dennis Eckersley

They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years…

— Dennis Eckersley

When I started finishing games and coming off the field shaking hands, it was a beautiful thing. I mean, you start seeing that you're…

— Dennis Eckersley

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears

— Dennis Eckersley

That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove.…

— Dennis Eckersley

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to…

— Dennis Eckersley

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team.…

— Dennis Eckersley

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father.

— Dennis Eckersley