John Smoltz Quotes

John Smoltz

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : May 15, 1967

I use the plane to go through all my mail. I'll accumulate a bunch of stuff and then go through it at one time on the plane.

John Smoltz

There's things that I've been through in golf that baseball couldn't even prepare me for.

John Smoltz

We're not developing pitchers the right way. We're asking them to go as hard as you can, and as short as you can, and that's not good enough.

John Smoltz

When you go into the minor leagues and you take a kid out after 75 to 90 pitches, what do you expect him to do in the big leagues?

John Smoltz

Everybody wants a piece of paper to work out the issues and how baseball should be played. Everything's a number. Everybody's got the answer.

John Smoltz

Ever since we discussed and became focused with the pitch count, it's getting worse. It's like if I told you every single day at work you're going to get sick. Sooner or later you're going to get sick. I think the training's wrong. I think the philosophy's wrong.

John Smoltz

I can't tell you how many throws I made against just a brick wall.

John Smoltz

I wanted to be dependable.

John Smoltz

To be honest with you, the two greatest games I ever pitched resulted in losses.

John Smoltz

I love to compete. I really do.

John Smoltz

When something happens to a pitcher, whether it's mentally or physically, it's a lot more fun to do the things you want to do once that 'thing' clicks.

John Smoltz

There is a transition that a pitcher goes through when he goes from the American League to the National League.

John Smoltz

When I got to Class A ball I realized I had a lot of time on my hands so I took up golf and fishing.

John Smoltz

In baseball I was able to emulate a lot of different things because I did it growing up, but I go about golf in my own unique way.

John Smoltz

I never had any lessons in baseball; I just watched on TV and tried to copy what I saw.

John Smoltz

Tiger's redefined golf as a sport and made it athletic.

John Smoltz

Fenway is unique in itself, the whole idea of pitching in Fenway is unlike any other ballpark, period.

John Smoltz

I don't regret or wouldn't change anything I've done financially from the charity giving. The impact that happened there is pretty cool.

John Smoltz

I try to squeeze in a round of golf here and there when I get a chance to.

John Smoltz

As a starter, you know when you're going to pitch. You prepare to pitch a certain day. As a closer, you wait to see if your team's going to put you in that position.

John Smoltz