Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Alberto Zambrano, nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfrom 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands 6 feet 4 inchesand weighs 275 pounds, was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. After being used in both starting and relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003, finishing with a...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 June 1981
winning games trying
I'll try to do anything to win a game.
way emotion knows
I pitch with emotion. I don't know any other way.
team successful thinking
I don’t know. But it’s my option. I don’t want to leave Chicago. I want to be successful here. I want to help this team, like I always say, be in the pennant race… I don’t want to leave, and I don’t think I will leave.
player mind
I put it into my mind to become a complete player, a complete player.
years umpires feels
Ten years from now I will tell you how I feel about umpires.
perfect shapes helping
If you throw 200 innings or more, you have to be in shape. If you work on your diet and strength, it will help you be in perfect shape for the playoffs.
jobs strikes enjoy
I enjoy when I strike someone out. I enjoy when I do my job.
never-quit quitting
I never quit. I never quit.
hurt mistake thinking
If I hurt somebody's feelings, I go right to them and talk to them and explain what happens. Sometimes I'm mad at myself because I left a pitch in the middle. It's big when you leave a pitch in the middle. When I make that mistake, it's frustrating for me. I have to think about what I did wrong and go to the next step.
case embarrass scream somebody teammates thinking
Years before you scream at somebody or embarrass one of your teammates without even thinking about it. That's not the case anymore. They are there for you. You have to be there for them. They don't want to make errors.
chance games good last luck matt players start winning
Luck is something you always need to have. We have more chance than the Cardinals. They don't have some of the players they had last year, like Matt Morris. We have to start winning the first month, as many games as possible. We have a good team. We have everything.
close games good hanging prior staying three within wood
We're hanging in there, staying within two or three games of first place. That we're pretty close without Prior and Wood is a good sign.
drink elbow happens
It happens to me all the time. I have to drink more water. It has nothing to do with my elbow or shoulder.
hungry learn likes
He will learn. He likes to learn. It's good. He likes to learn and he's hungry for this.