Andy Pettitte Quotes

I let the other guys handle the talking. I love playing.

You've got to have camaraderie or togetherness on a baseball team if you want to win.

If you put the ball in the right place, you don't have to throw hard.

Whenever someone has the ability to impact people's lives, I think that's one of the greatest things that God gives us as individuals.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

I feel like I should go out there and throw a shutout every time I pitch. If we score one [run] and I give up two, then I didn't do my job as far as I'm concerned.

It kills me when I make a bad pitch...I want to be perfect out there.

Never is a concept the Yankees won't ever come across.

I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.

I'm going to give up hits, so I'm going to need to get some ground balls, double plays and stuff like that. That's just kind of my game.

He (Tommy Pettitte [father] coached me as kid. He bought all the books and videos and tried to learn as much about pitching as he could. But once I was in high school, he never tried to be my coach.

When I take the mound in Yankee Stadium I feel like my stuff is going to be better than ever.

I've pitched in a lot of big games.

Over my career, I think I've shown can make a big pitch.

When you build relationships, you get to share your beliefs. It gives you the opportunity to share your faith with other people.

I'm not a negative-minded person. But maybe to keep me humble, I look more at my bad games in big situations than good ones.

It's absolutely amazing what happens when you're consistent in your walk and you're consistent in the way you live your life.

I count it an honor to play with some guys that I've watched play on television, and may be in the Hall of Fame some day.

Hitters get paid a lot of money to hit. Let's face it, man, sometimes they just do.

It only took me 21 runs and five years to get a win here.