Greg Maddux Quotes

The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games

The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.

I could probably throw harder if I wanted, but why? When they're in a jam, a lot of pitchers...try to throw harder. Me, I try to locate better.

If you are content with yourself, you'll stop taking those little steps forward and begin taking big steps backward.

What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.

The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.

People judge too much by results. I'm just the opposite. I care about more than results. I'd rather make a good pitch and give up a bloop single than make a bad pitch and get an out.

You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.

I'd rather try and not win than not try at all

Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready.

I don't care if we're out of it or not, if I've got a chance to pitch, I want to.

I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.

I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound

The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery

I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.

Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What do I do now? I guess I'll have to get a second job.

I only know one way to pitch. I really do.

I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.

I look forward to another good year next year. It would be nice to win, too.

I would love to try to win another game. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all.

My stuff was all right, but it's not about pitching good. It's about winning. I pitched just good enough to lose.