Mariano Rivera Quotes - Page 2

I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.

I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country.

You can’t second-guess baseballyou can’t second-guess yourself.

There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.

Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.

From my father's side I got the strength, the mental toughness, the heart, the courage.

New York has been a blessing for me and my family.

I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts.

I'm not used to seeing the ball go wherever she wants. As a pitcher, I like to be - I don't want to say perfect, but I want to know what the ball is going to do.

I know there are millions of people praying for me, and I strongly believe in prayers.

I don't want to pitch forever.

I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it.

My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.

I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people.

If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.

You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.

I'm human -- all I do is try to do my job. When I don't do it, the way it happened today, it's out of my control. He put the ball in play and it happened to find a hole. I wish I could take it back, but I can't. You move on.

I like a calm life where nobody bothers me.