71 Quotes by Jose Contreras

Even though the first half of the season didn't go as I wished, as everyone expected me to be, you just got to face that you have ups and downs and I'm glad that it's on an up side right now, ... I hope I can keep it going.

Believe it or not, you get ready for this game from Day 1 in spring training,

At the beginning of the year, I was pitching pretty decent but I wasn't getting the wins. Now, I'm getting the wins and helping the team win games.

The trainer said not to worry, but obviously I'm worried a little bit. I'm going to get treatment and see what happens the next few days.

The way he pitched looked so perfect, you wanted to try to do the same,

It was a little bit of a motivation, but I never let it get to me, ... I knew if I work hard, good things will happen.

I wanted to get it done before the season started so I could focus on the season and get rid of any trade rumors that would come. We've been working on it all spring, and I'm glad it got done before the season started. It was fair for both parties.

After the All-Star break there were trade rumors that were bothering me, ... But Ozzie and Cooper gave me the confidence and took the pressure away from me and I tried to work as hard as I could with my stuff and my mental state.

The most important thing to me is to stay healthy. If (I) stay healthy, the rest will come. (I) can keep the ball in the zone and strike batters out.