69 Quotes by Greg Maddux

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.