Pedro Cabrera Quotations

At 3 p.m. Sunday the country was at a standstill.

He requests absolute confidence, patience and maximum focus. He's not demanding a victory, simply that we play our best. Baseball delivers truth in the end.

There is no defection, I didn't count heads.

Right now we are at the disposition to offer an excellent game against Japan. ... We respect our opponent highly. Remember that at the beginning of the tournament, we said that no one should think less of the Asian teams. It was a time when the United States, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic were the favorites. Life and the event itself have shown otherwise.

No, there is no defection. The Cuban team is in very high spirits. The aspirations from when we left Havana have been multiplied.

He expressed that he watched the entire event. He sent us a message congratulating the team. He's not demanding a victory, simply saying that we play a good game, let the game decide who the best team is.