Tim Lincecum Quotes

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.

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.

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

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

I will send a fastball into the cyber hole.

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

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.

I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is more recognizable out of the hand than a fastball or changeup. They're taking them or hitting the mistakes I make with them. I don't want it to be so recognizable. I'll have to work with that because that was my pitch.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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