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Bartolo Colon Quotes

"Before every pitch, look the batter in the eye and try to intimidate him, because he's doing exactly the same thing to you."

"If I can get an out with one or two pitches and use my sinker or my cutter, I'm better off."

"I have no problems with my arm. I feel stronger every time I take the mound."

"I stopped being a village boy, thinking I can throw any stone, any rock, through a wall, and started thinking I could be a guy who could last longer by taking something off my fastball and not depending on only throwing hard."

"I was afraid of throwing inside and hitting somebody. But I know I have the control now."

"The work I went through is what made me who I am, what made me as successful as I've been."

Quotes About Bartolo Colon

"Bartolo is a special pitcher who not only gives you production, but makes everybody on the staff better, including the bullpen when he pitches deep into games." - Mike Scioscia

"He got confidence in himself. Now he's blowing people away." - Omar Vizquel

"He really goes at hitters...he says, 'Here it is, you try to hit it.'" - Benjie Molina

"He's getting wiser about how he uses his pitches and approaches the game." - Pedro Martinez

"He's (Bartolo Colón) going to bully you with his fastball. You've just got to be patient with him and get a good pitch and allow him to make a mistake." - Craig Monroe

"He's got the perfect pitcher's body. He looks like a bigger guy, but he's very athletic, very agile. I wish I had his body. The body takes the brunt of the force, the wear and tear." - Jarrod Washburn

"He sets a standard to where everybody wants to get to that level." - Bud Black

"I feel good for Bartolo-he did a great job." - Johan Santana on Colon winning the 2005 Cy Young Award

"It's bad enough that he throws hard...but none of his pitches is straight!" - Scott Brosius

"The deeper into the game he goes, the harder he throws. I've never seen anyone else do that." - John Hart

"To combine the velocity with the great command he has is a package you don't see very often and it puts him in an elite group of pitchers." - Mike Scioscia

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