35 Quotes by Jonathan Papelbon

I like the fans expecting a lot because I expect a lot of myself. It's good to have them behind you because they can carry you through innings when it gets rough.

I?m just trying to do my job and have fun with it.

I think Nip is going to do a fine job. I think he's going to take over and there will be no skips, he'll just go right into it.

Hey, I let my team down tonight. I'll be back out there and I'll pick us up another night. It's a learning experience right now, and hopefully, I can make that learning curve short.

I didn't think he caught it. I was looking at the umpire the whole time and he called him out. Thank you. He owns me right now.

He's an incredible, incredible hitter. He doesn't get any panic. He doesn't get tight. He's just money, man.

I do tend to look at hitters, the way they swing at previous pitches and use that to my advantage. I just want to go out there and start attacking hitters and not necessarily give them the ability to think their way through an at-bat, just be in attack mode the whole time.

He's my idol. Growing up, I watched him pitch. Those are big, big shoes to fill. I know I have a long road ahead and a lot of work ahead of me to get where he's at.