David Wright Quotations | Page 2

We've proven we can play on the road, and this will be a big test for us. We can either take advantage of this opportunity, and be right where we want to be, or dig a bigger hole for ourselves.... But we're running out of time.

We just needed one right away, and Carlos gave it to us. That was big.

You look at it, you've got to take one game at a time and play good baseball. Yes, we started hot, but there have been a ton of teams that start hot, then they go into a drought after that. So we have to stay focused and continue doing what we're doing.

This one's on my shoulders. Those were tough plays to make, but these are the big leagues.

This one?s definitely on my shoulders and it?s a very humbling game.

This one is on my shoulders today. A couple of them were tough plays, but these are the big leagues. Tough plays have to be made.

There have been a ton of guys who start off the year great and go down from there. I want to be one of those guys who continues to get better and better and makes those adjustments.

Washington still is less reliant on tuition on a source of funding then in the case of a lot of states.

Even now, I'm looking forward to 2009. The fans will rally behind it, and there's more energy and more excitement that surrounds it. I think you have that goal at the end of the rainbow to look forward to, to get to 2009.

Everybody in this clubhouse wants to be in that situation with the game on the line, with the bat in their hands. I was fortunate to come up with guys on base.

Every hitter struggles. If Delgado or Floyd struggle, it's my job or someone else's to pick them up. If I'm struggling, someone will pick me up. No one wants to struggle, but it is part of the game.

Arms and legs coming at you. He threw a solid game.

There's going to be days where you're going to be shut out and can't find the hole. We had opportunities. Some days you hit, some days you don't.

There's going to be a lot less pressure on Carlos this time around. That's why it doesn't matter where I hit. This team is going to score runs, period.

There's just an energy level that gets kicked up a notch when Pedro pitches.

I've been struggling a little bit lately. It's good to get back in the groove.

It would have been a fantastic technology if we could have gotten a deal. It would have been just a huge deal for Iowa.

It was very dry and very hot (this summer). Last year, it was rainy and cold, and who wants to swim in the cold weather?

The state core (curriculum), I believe, supports the Alpine program. If you were to get the elementary math (teacher) endorsement program, you could look at it and the math is almost trivial. It's mostly about pedagogy.

Sounds like the kind of stuff routinely done with this kind of network. It's hard to imagine they would design one without it.

Not yet. But bring it on. He's probably playing for quarters. If he wants to play a real game, he can come see me.

Once we got that close, we just said there was no way we were going to lose.

An even better May. We had a good start, but we can't get complacent. I expect good things.

As a hitter, you hate to see that electric slide move. He brings a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of energy.

As long as we get these big two-out hits and keep scoring runs late like this, we're going to be in good shape.

That's what scared me. I could feel it, but it's not hampering me at all.

You see that he has all the raw tools, and he does everything exceptionally well. The biggest thing is he has to learn he has major league talent and major league tools, but he has to learn to continue to develop mentally. You have to learn to deal with failure. He's gone through the minor leagues quickly, and you kind of want a guy to fail a little bit. I learned more out of that year (in 2003) dealing with failure than I did in any other year when I was doing well.

You run out of things to say about Pedro. As he goes, the rest of the team goes. Our energy level picks up a notch when he pitches.

The way we are looking at it, we will have at least one team to support in the semifinals.

They seemed glad to see us. If we helped pick them up, that's great. We owe them a debt.

They're passionate about what they believe in. Obviously we played sloppy today, but I'm glad they gave the ovations. They came out in full force for Mike and I'm glad they showed the appreciation because he's done a lot of this city on and off the field.

Almost every portion of Dallas and the suburbs around us have a strong and vibrant neighborhood association presence. We didn't have a voice at City Hall, either with University Park or Dallas. But now we can.

A lot of people have done it for a month or, in my case, a lot of people have done it for a year and a half. But when we start doing it year after year, then you have that argument.

You don't want to step in gum. That's my pet peeve. That should go in the garbage, for sure.

You don't see pools like that anymore. There's so many things to do in that park. Of course, they get there, and of course, they want to go swimming.

This is what good teams do: Find a way to bounce back after a loss.

There's a reason they do it EV-ER-Y SIN-GLE YEAR. They do the small things right.

It's just that we did have our chances and it would have been a good game to win.

It's a respectful disagreement. It happens all the time. Am I disappointed? Not at all.

It was a springboard. They just find ways to answer back and the way to do it big. I've kind of followed the Mets growing up and the last couple years in the minor leagues. He seems to always be the one to drop the hammer. He comes up big in the clutch. That's what makes him great.

It's a confidence thing. The second half of last year, I felt more confident and I feel more comfortable this spring. That's the big thing for me. I can work on drills and footwork all day, but if I don't feel comfortable, it's not going to matter. As a young player, especially in New York, you make a couple of errors early and you start pressing a little bit. I've got to relax. I've thrown so many balls over to first base, I can probably do it blindfolded.

It started tailing, ... I caught it cleanly, threw it cleanly.

It's tough without any at-bats to go up there and expect to see the ball well. You're cold, you took batting practice hours ago. Not only is there a lot of pressure, but you're usually facing one of the better guys out of the bullpen, a specialist they're bringing in.

The next thing I'd like to experience, ... is the playoffs in New York.

That's something we didn't do enough last year -- keep a team down.

That's the biggest thing we were trying to get across is that we have all the right tools. The free-agent signings, the trades that have come over, we have all the right tools. We just have to put it together and do it on the field. It's one thing to be a good team on paper; it's another thing to go out there and be a good team on the field.

That's one thing I really appreciated. Willie had my back.

It's nice to get hits like that. But right now I am happy just to get some good at-bats.

It's still a game and you'd rather win it than lose it.

It?s not as complicated procedure to take them down.

It's not a fun experience. Hopefully, it doesn't happen again.

Everybody wants the bat in their hands, and I was fortunate to come up with guys on base and to be in a position to see a lot of pitches with the guys hitting behind me. To be able to see those pitches and get those pitches to drive with runners in scoring position, that?s big.

It's clearly interesting to see what direction they're going.

It's an easy dish to make, and a lot of fun to eat.

It just scared me a little bit. I felt a real, real sharp pain.

I want to be out there and be involved. You get that helpless feeling when you're sitting on the bench. I don't want to be that guy. I'll take a guy on my team that doesn't have as much talent but wants to play through minor injuries than somebody who has superstar talent but is soft.

They were tough plays, but this is the big leagues and tough plays have to be made. I'm more disappointed in letting Tom down and letting the team down than I am making the errors for me personally.

It was just a good pitch that I tried to do too much with and popped up. I would hope that more times than not, I would hit that pitch a lot harder than I did tonight.

This is a very historic and rare monument for the state of Tennessee and for the United States.

This is like an offensive dream, being a part of this lineup the past couple of days.

It's not as though they can say we've done a lot of testing without the beacon.

The fans here, obviously, are like the 10th man on the field for us.

I'm going to make errors. That comes with the territory. I felt there were times last year when I was playing not to make mistakes, not playing aggressive. At third base, you have to play aggressive. You're going to make errors. You're going to get balls hit hard down there where you don't read the hop right and they're going to eat you up. But you have to maintain your aggressiveness; you can't start back-pedaling. Most of your moves have to be going in.

I learned about adjustments in 2003. I played terrible in the first half, but I didn't let it get me down. I kept working and realized that I needed to be looking at a career not a season.

I'm just trying to keep up with him. He's the one setting the pace.

I'm just not convinced that there's a need, but it's not for me to decide.

I'm working toward a level of consistent production. I was pleased with last year but not satisfied. I will feel better if I can put two or three years together like it in a row.

I'll be sitting in bed tonight thinking about the crowd and the energy today. That's what New York baseball is all about. This is what I want to experience in October.

I may tone it down, ... Back off on batting practice, back off on taking ground balls. Get to bed earlier.

If there's a need, and that's what the residents would like to see, then that's great. Every town has a wish list of what they want, and if that's a high priority, then that's what the town should do.

If we can come up with a good approach and show some changes, we'd be a role model.

I'll support England to win, and she'll support Portugal but we're not aggressive about it,

I guess that's the beauty of this game, that there's so much room for improvement in every player, ... Unless you can say you'll go out there and hit 1.000 all year, there's room for improvement.

Cliff? It's like Clifford, the Big Red Dog!

Cliff had a good year last year, and this is a free agent year. You won't hear that from him, though. He is so team-oriented.

Hopefully, it will kick-start me to finish strong,

He's very intelligent. He's very astute. He's got a great head on his shoulders and is aware about things that are going on in this world.

Good thing the ball flies here. Didn't you hit two in Philly? Every two in Philly should count as one.

If I'm on the field, I expect to go out there and give 100 percent. Whatever little things are bothering you through the course of the year, you need to get past those.

If I had a Cy Young vote, my vote goes to him.

I don't think he got it in as much as he wanted to. He kind of left it over the plate and I put a nice, easy swing on it.

He really feels that he is a target. All these guys (Iraqi interpreters) are incredibly nervous. It's as dicey as I've seen, and I've been coming here for more than a year now. We're trying to keep as low a profile as we can.

He puts a lot of pressure on himself. I think that was part of the reason for him struggling last year.

These guys have all done a phenomenal job of getting hits at the right time. It's a big difference between getting a hit with two outs and nobody on and getting a hit to bring a run home, especially with two outs.

You've got to be the man to have a major league baseball game stop for you and to have a five-minute tribute and to have five or six curtain calls. That's when you know you've done something. ... It's obviously sad. I saw a tear come from his eye.

The games are getting to such a stage that professional racers are actually using them to learn circuits and to practise.