Tim Lincecum Quotes

#1. Nobody wants to lose. But I don't care what my win-loss record is. At the end of the day, I don't look at it.

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#2. The more torque I can come up with, the better.

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#3. People out there said I was too small. It's those kinds of moments that pushed me to be where I'm at right now.

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#4. I've always looked at myself and criticized myself first, and that's the way I'm always going to be.

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#5. A little wolf is present in every one of us.

Peter Stamm

#6. I want to get back to my foundation. And my foundation was my mechanics and the way I repeat them in such a dynamic way.

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#7. I've always looked at filmmaking as a lifestyle. There is no decision of when you go to work. It's a way of life: you're thinking about scripts; you see things and think, 'That could be interesting' ... I don't think about my work as, 'Today I'll work on this, this and that.' It just comes to me.

Baltasar Kormakur

#8. You must have this charm to reach the pinnacle. It is made of everything and of nothing, the striving will, the look, the walk, the proportions of the body, the sound of the voice, the ease of the gestures. It is not at all necessary to be handsome or to be pretty; all that is needful is charm.

Sarah Bernhardt

#9. I've gone from a two-pitch guy to a four-pitch guy.

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#10. Somebody said to me that I speak English almost like somebody for whom English is not their first language.

Christopher Walken

#11. Modest about our national pride - and inordinately proud of our national modesty.

Ian Hislop

#12. I'm close to six feet, I like to think.

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#13. I treat business a bit like a computer game. I count money as points. I'm doing really well: making lots of money and lots of points.

Michael Dunlop

#14. Sit there and shut up, honey. One of us is a professional. Now, if I need helping making a f**king sandwich or getting red wine out of a linen tablecloth, I'll ask for your opinion. Otherwise, shut those powder-pink lips and look pretty.

S.L. Jennings

#15. I haven't always thrown hard, but eventually my (velocity) caught up with my mechanics.

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#16. While in the clinic, I discovered I had problems with concentration, motivation, attitude, and temper. I have found a new way of life through the clinic's program and a 12-step recovery plan.

Albert Belle

#17. I've learned a lot about being in the public eye. I'm certainly handling things more maturely now, I'm not getting as scared as easily.

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#18. My father-he pretty much taught me everything I know. He still pushes me to be the best I can.

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#19. I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.

Pablo Picasso

#20. I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.

Christy Mathewson

#21. Suffering ... is not just lots of pain but pain amplified by distinctly human emotions such as regret, self-pity, shame, humiliation, and dread.

Michael Pollan

#22. Since baseball is my favorite sport, it's easy to go out and do what I do.

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#23. I'm going to go to my house and drink a little bit. Can I say that? I guess I can.

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#24. I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.

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#25. You don't come up expecting to be a fan favorite. When I was a rookie, I was just trying to make a name for myself, but people already knew who I was and already had expectations for me.

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#26. For all the marathons I've run, including the Ironmans that I've run, immediately after the race, I clean myself up, do whatever I need to do to make sure I'm okay, and I get right back out there, and I cheer people on. Because it's the people who come in late in the race I find most inspiring.

Casey Neistat

#27. I'm focused on myself and on what I've got to do ... I'm just trying to get back on track and keep this positive mindset.

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