Barry Zito
Barry Zito
Barry William Zitois an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consisted of a curveball, a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a circle changeup, and a cutter–slider...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 May 1978
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
guy taoism want
Regardless of what you want to call it, guys need some type of spirituality they can grab onto. If it's Christianity, which is a very structured approach, or if it's something that's a little more open-ended... like, Zen's something you can make yourself a part of. You can interpret it for yourself, like Taoism and stuff like that.
views mind pitching
I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.
writing
I just write mechanical things.
kids school high-school
I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.
successful people guy
When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.
father league calling
I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.
league defense bigs
Big league defense is going to get outs most times.
sports people guy
I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds.
sports age needs
It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
running ocean years
There's a part of me that wants to go streak and run outside and jump around and go swim in the ocean and do everything. The other part of me wants to bear down and repeat this kind of performance next year and in the years to come.
nice ballet peaceful
When I'm doing well, it's like I'm in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It's very peaceful.
spiritual believe waiting
Everyone focuses on the earthly state, but how cool might death be? I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that.
mechanic focused
I hadn't focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
depth interest refuse
I refuse to be molded into some stereotypical ballplayer that has no interests, really, no life, no depth, no intelligence.