Dwight Gooden quotes

When I went back to Shea last year it really hit me how much the fans care for me, it still gives me goose bumps. I want to do the right thing for them and my family. (Dwight Gooden)
I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do. View quote
Dwight Gooden
You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you. View quote
Dwight Gooden
I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all. View quote
Dwight Gooden
The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep. View quote
Dwight Gooden
My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people. View quote
Dwight Gooden
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad. View quote
Dwight Gooden
If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone. View quote
Dwight Gooden
Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in. View quote
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I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me. View quote
Dwight Gooden
One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you. (Dwight Gooden)

Dwight Gooden

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: November 16, 1964
Quotes count: 11

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