Top 28 Jorge Posada Quotes
#1. There will never be another Mariano Rivera. He was a friend and a champion of a teammate. He really cared about the game of baseball, the way it was played, and whatever it took to win that night.
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#2. I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.
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#3. What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.
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#4. I love all Puerto Rican food. I love rice and beans. I like anything with steak, chicken, pork. But I like chocolate and potato chips, too. I eat that when my wife goes away and isn't looking.
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#5. My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'
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#6. You gotta take care of yourself; you can't do anything in excess.
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#7. He's (Rafael Palmeiro) always the left-handed swing you want to copy.
He's got a real smooth swing and he's never off balance. He's always on top of
the ball. I just like watching him hit.
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#8. He's (his father Jorge Posada IV) happy for me. He remembers all of my big games. When I hit
my first home run in the World Series, he was here, and he cried. It's like I'm
living his dream.
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#9. You can always look back on having a good defensive day, even if you didn't do anything offensively. You won the game and you contributed.
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#10. It's good to see a kid that
young learning how to pitch. He's tough.
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#11. Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.
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#12. John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didn't use it much. He didn't want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.
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#13. I like teaching. I would like to help out with the young catchers; be there for them and obviously, you know, what it takes to get here. That's the biggest thing, I think.
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#14. I think you learn. You learn from your mistakes. You learn from things you do and try to stay away from the negatives in your life. I think I've grown.
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#15. I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.
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#16. My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.
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#17. When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.
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#18. Some days are a blessing when you wake up and you say, 'Wow, I feel good today.' Some days are like: 'Wow, I feel bad. I got no chance today.' You tape it up and you go.
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#19. I'm always happy. I like to have fun. During the game, I don't like showing my emotions, though. I'm all about winning the game. I take a lot of responsibility for that.
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#20. If I see a problem (in the clubhouse), I say something right away. I don't wait two or
three days.
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#21. I'm a lot older. I'm wiser. I know what to do now, and hopefully, I don't
get in (anybody's) way.
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#22. He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.
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#23. The only thing that matters is when the team wins.
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#24. I try to go out and do the same thing every night. I've been taught since I was a kid that the only thing that matters is winning.
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#25. Growing up, I kind of liked the way he (Thurman Munson) played. I didn't see much of him, but I
remember him being a leader. I remember him really standing up for his
teammates, and that really caught my eye.
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#26. I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I got the chance to stay with the Yankees. Going elsewhere, I was going to hear the offers, but the Yankees made it really tough.
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#27. I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.
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#28. Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.
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