John Smoltz Quotes

John Smoltz

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : May 15, 1967

What happened in '96, unequivocally, is the biggest gut punch. I still believe the destiny of the Atlanta Braves changed that year.

John Smoltz

As great as '95 was, that's how devastating '96 was.

John Smoltz

I gave up a lot of money to stay with the Braves four different times and I don't regret any second of it.

John Smoltz

I wanted to win a championship. We won one, but we should have won more.

John Smoltz

If I truly wanted to make the Hall of Fame selfishly, I'd have never left the bullpen. I just would have stayed there and gotten who knows how many more saves.

John Smoltz

I want to encourage the families and parents that are out there to understand this is not normal to have a surgery at 14 or 15 years old.

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If nothing else, know that your children's passion and desire to play baseball is something that they can do without throwing a competitive pitch.

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People used to ask me what it's like to play with the two best pitchers in the game. I said, 'It's a blast,' and it really was.

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When I was playing, I wanted to win more than anything.

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I feel like every Hall of Famer who has been here and has a plaque had so many of those moments that they had to overcome to achieve something and appreciate their career.

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To one day be enshrined in the Hall Fame just doesn't make sense.

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I'm very proud of what I did in the postseason.

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Alan Trammell came right up to me. I was sitting in a locker, looking like I don't belong here. He shook my hand and said, 'Whatever I can do for you, please let me know.'

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I've always said I don't mind facing any right-hander, period.

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Ian Anderson is Ian Anderson. He's the kind of pitcher that has you living on the edge of your seat, but you don't know it by his heartbeat.

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What we did in the era that we did, we take a lot of pride in it. We worked really hard and we didn't miss a lot of starts.

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We've anointed people a little too quickly in this game. And they don't have the ability to wait and learn and have a fair shake at the game.

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Teachers are the lifeblood of every school. They spend so much time with kids.

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A lot of teachers' hands are tied, and I feel sorry for them, as well as coaches. They're giving their resources to trying to help children become adults, and obviously to educate them.

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I just felt like every situation I was in, I had a teacher that really was motivating me.

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