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
mechanic focused
I hadn't focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.
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.
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.
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.
thinking people totems
Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
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.
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.
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.
sports people guy
I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds.
anywhere changed contend expected great june near playing playoff run upset win
We were playing not anywhere near to our capabilities. But regardless, I don't think we expected to come out and contend for a playoff spot. Things changed after our great run in June and July. Now we're going to be upset if we don't win the division.
common ground group hang people talk
I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
blocks bus cleveland five stop streets walking
We're having the bus stop five blocks away from the hotel, too. So they'll be walking the streets of Cleveland all pimped out.
bounce sitting waiting
Yeah, he was sitting all over it. It was going to bounce in the dirt, but he'd been waiting for it all that (four-pitch) at-bat. There's not much you can do about that.
confidence game reason team totally
We're a totally different team than we were in April, ... We're totally resilient. The team confidence is the reason that we do come back in a game like this.