Felix Hernandez
Felix Hernandez
Félix Abraham Hernández García, nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2005...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 April 1986
CityValencia, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
felt ready spring training
I don't know. At the end of spring training I felt ready to pitch.
games harder kinds team worked
I think those kinds of games are going to make me a better pitcher. Without my command, I just worked harder to do the job, to keep my team in the game.
corners harder hitting looking mixing sitting
I was told that harder wasn't necessarily better, and that batters were just sitting there looking for the fastball. I had to go back to pitching, hitting the corners and mixing up my stuff.
baseball played
Try this, try that. He'd played baseball a lot, too.
bad seemed today
Today was one of those days. Nothing really seemed to work. It was a bad game.
bullpen came good maybe per playing three throwing
In '05, '06, '07 and '08, I wasn't throwing any changeups at all. Maybe two or three per game. In '09, I started playing with the grip, started throwing it in the bullpen and playing catch. It came out really good.
harder work
Every year, you have to keep adjusting. I'm 28; I'm not 19 anymore. You have to work harder now.
possible
I don't want to be just an average guy. I want to do whatever possible to win a lot of games. I'm a competitor.
somewhere stay work
When you work somewhere and you feel comfortable, you don't want to leave. You want to stay there forever.
believe disappoint people trust
I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
love
I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.
obsess
I have fun, but I think about the games. But, I don't think I obsess about it.
expect focused stay work
I don't expect anything. I just stay focused on my game. If you work hard, this is what can happen.
excuse fine
I feel fine now. It's not an excuse, I really feel fine now.