Posada Quotes

#1. The United States is now harbouring Luis Posada Carriles. His continued freedom mocks victims of terrorism everywhere. It also shows how heavily the 'war on terror' is overlaid with politics and hypocrisy.

Stephen Kinzer

#2. Undoubtedly, the U.S. harbors leading international terrorists, people described by the F.B.I. and the Justice Department as leading terrorists, like Orlando Bosch, now Posada Carriles, not to speak of those who actually implement state terrorism.

Noam Chomsky

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#4. 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.

Jorge Posada

#5. I'm very proud of my area around the plate. I don't want anyone messing with my dirt.

Jorge Posada

#6. Hideki Irabu had a very good curveball. Just a straight up and down, swing-and-miss curveball.

Jorge Posada

#7. The ability to delay gratification has implications not only for a person's life, but also for a community, for a people, for a country.

Joachim De Posada

#8. My father knows me better than anyone. He can tell me over the phone what I'm doing wrong.

Jorge Posada

#9. When you're aggressive behind the plate, calling a game, that's when you're at your best. You can't be tentative.

Jorge Posada

#10. 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.

Jorge Posada

#11. 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.

Jorge Posada

#12. If I see a problem (in the clubhouse), I say something right away. I don't wait two or
three days.

Jorge Posada

#13. I'm a lot older. I'm wiser. I know what to do now, and hopefully, I don't
get in (anybody's) way.

Jorge Posada

#14. He pitches better when he's mad, so I try to make him that way.

Jorge Posada

#15. The only thing that matters is when the team wins.

Jorge Posada

#16. 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.

Jorge Posada

#17. 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.

Jorge Posada

#18. 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.

Jorge Posada

#19. I could never wear another uniform. I will forever be a Yankee.

Jorge Posada

#20. I get daily mentions in blogs, I get mentions in Twitter and in different social media ... I know that gets books sold.

Joachim De Posada

#21. 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.

Jorge Posada

#22. 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.

Jorge Posada

#23. 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.

Jorge Posada

#24. Some days, you feel like a 22-year-old and some days you feel like a 40-year-old.

Jorge Posada

#25. It's good to see a kid that
young learning how to pitch. He's tough.

Jorge Posada

#26. 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.

Jorge Posada

#27. 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.

Jorge Posada

#28. You gotta take care of yourself; you can't do anything in excess.

Jorge Posada

#29. 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.'

Jorge Posada

#30. 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.

Jorge Posada

#31. Everyone has a book within them. Everyone has to write it thinking, 'How will I help other people? What will the book do to touch lives?'

Joachim De Posada

#32. What people might find surprising: I taught my wife to change diapers when we had our first.

Jorge Posada

#33. I don't want to be gone. I don't want to be somewhere else. I consider myself a Yankee.

Jorge Posada

#34. 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.

Jorge Posada