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Gio Gonzalez Quotes

To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.

To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.

Gio Gonzalez
Dream, Team, Kids

I couldn't throw a knuckleball if my life depended on it.

Gio Gonzalez
Knuckleballs, Ifs
"Answer Man: Gio Gonzalez talks getting traded, Cy Young, Strasburg shutdown and the Chevy Geo". Interview with David Brown, www.yahoo.com. October 6, 2012.

My curveball is a blessing. My father taught it to me. He felt that it was a pitch he wanted me to learn, right on the side of the house, and it just ended up working. I never asked what the tricks were, or anything like that.

Gio Gonzalez
Father, Blessing, House

It's an honor to represent a Latin culture.

Gio Gonzalez
Latin, Honor, Culture
"Answer Man: Gio Gonzalez talks getting traded, Cy Young, Strasburg shutdown and the Chevy Geo". Interview with David Brown, www.yahoo.com. October 6, 2012.

I'm definitely not a "Fast and a Furious" guy.

Gio Gonzalez
Guy, Furious
"Answer Man: Gio Gonzalez talks getting traded, Cy Young, Strasburg shutdown and the Chevy Geo". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. October 6, 2012.

I'm Cuban-American, everybody says. I have a Cuban background, Cuban blood.

Gio Gonzalez
Blood, Cuban, Backgrounds
"Answer Man: Gio Gonzalez talks getting traded, Cy Young, Strasburg shutdown and the Chevy Geo". Interview with David Brown, www.yahoo.com. October 6, 2012.

I remember when I started off, my first car was a Kia Spectra. With a spoiler kit and some rims.

Gio Gonzalez
Car, Firsts, Remember

At 19, I was still figuring out how to throw a fastball.

Gio Gonzalez
Stills, Fastballs
"Answer Man: Gio Gonzalez talks getting traded, Cy Young, Strasburg shutdown and the Chevy Geo Big League Stew". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. October 6, 2012.

I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and I never will. I've never met or spoken with Tony Bosch or used any substances provided by him. Anything said to the contrary is a lie.

Gio Gonzalez
Lying, Drug, Substance

I remember my rookie hazing. It wasnt fun.

Gio Gonzalez
Fun, Rookies, Remember

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