John Smoltz Quotes

John Smoltz

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : May 15, 1967

Those of you who know me know I haven't spent too many days thinking about getting in the Hall of Fame.

John Smoltz

I knew how hard it was to go seven or eight innings, leave with the lead and have that feeling be empty when the team lost and you didn't have a chance to finish it off.

John Smoltz

They said you'll probably get drafted between the first to third rounds. So, expect a phone call. Well, two weeks later, I got a phone call. The 22nd round wasn't something that indicated what awaited me during my career.

John Smoltz

The Hall of Fame is the top of the mountain.

John Smoltz

I was going to be in the final year of my contract and I just figured that no one would want a 34-year-old who had Tommy John surgery. I just didn't think it was going to be worth it. I was pretty down and out and ready to call it quits.

John Smoltz

You know, we were going through the playoffs every year with the Braves.

John Smoltz

Challenge me to ice skate, and I'll do it. I've never put on ice skates in my life, but that's kind of what I'm all about.

John Smoltz

I have the same approach, whether it's trying to play golf better to broadcasting. Always give it your best shot. That's the one thing I've learned in life, and it's not really a Rocky mentality of being an underdog.

John Smoltz

My parents didn't know anything about baseball.

John Smoltz

A definition of a good broadcast is when 50 percent of the people think you're rooting for one team and the other 50 percent of the people think you're rooting for the other team.

John Smoltz

Everybody in the world is going to know I played 20 years for the Atlanta Braves, but that doesn't change my broadcast.

John Smoltz

The best way to describe my career is unique. I can't think of any other word. It's unique in every way.

John Smoltz

I can't believe I'm a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I just never dreamt that when I was 7.

John Smoltz

I did dream about pitching in the big leagues, but never getting to the Hall of Fame.

John Smoltz

My first victory, I didn't think it could get much better with the excitement of family and friends who were there in Shea Stadium.

John Smoltz

When you start having doubt, you start creating and atmosphere of 'things are going to go wrong,' and they will.

John Smoltz

I'm a battler.

John Smoltz

I'll play more golf during the season than I'll play in the off-season.

John Smoltz

I would think I'd want to win the Masters. It would be cool to have a green jacket.

John Smoltz

This will sound snooty and snobby, but I'm not one to go somewhere where it takes a long time to play golf. I like a quick round.

John Smoltz