Luis Castillo Quotations

We're not going to sit here and say (it was) the field or this or the rain or the cold, but that's the worst field I've played on since I was a little kid. I mean, when you stood in the middle of that field, you were in about six inches of mud. But, you know, so were they. And they held us today.

We're fighting for the wild card. We have to get in there and try to get their pitcher out of the game. . . . You have to wake up a little bit and score runs early in the game.

We're a team and we go out there and we battle together, but when it comes down to it, the three games we lost, the defense let up at the end; we let them score. It felt great to go out there and really get them stopped. The offense gave us a great cushion and we locked them down.

I would have liked to stay; I would have liked at least another year.

I got scared. I made a huge mistake.

I don't feel 100 percent with my leg right now. I want to be ready for the season.

I felt nervous. But I'm going to be OK. I feel good. That's why I prepared all spring training. I'm going to play every game that I can.

He was trying to pitch me low and inside. IÊjust kept trying to stay alive.

He was trying to pitch me low and inside. I just kept trying to stay alive.

He needs one. He'll get one this season.

He didn't want to give it to me. I was afraid.

I worked hard. I have to prepare better.

It felt great. I could have tested it yesterday.

It feels better than Toronto, so I like this field better. I thought it was going to be harder, but it's not too bad.

We were down there, especially on those last four downs where it really was on the line, and you look in guys' eyes and you knew they wanted it. You knew guys were going to step up and make plays. I never once doubted that we could finish that game the right way.

We have to do a lot of talking and try to make a good combination. Now we've got time to work on everything.

Everything I'm hearing is it's not a bad injury. My knee was bent and I just fell on it pretty hard. I tried to go back in, and it hurt to the point where I couldn't play.

After a long six months, a tough draft, a tough camp where I missed some time, I'm just so happy to finally be able to get in there and play that first one.

Once the game starts, everyone has enough pride they don't want to let another man step in front of him and beat him.

This is terrible. Very disappointing. I've got to get back out there. There's so many things I have to work on.

It's not 100 percent, but I needed to get back.

For me, it's better to stay here. I want to work hard and be ready for the season. I don't want to have any problem for the season.

The biggest thing you have to look for is not so much the field as especially in the first half we weren't getting off blocks and making tackles. We were throwing arms out there. You're not going to bring Larry Johnson down by throwing an arm out there.

I want to be together with everybody and get to know how everybody plays here. But you've got to represent your country.

I want to play every day, play hard, and if something happens it happens.

I'm ready to play. But I need to be more ready because I know I'm going to play on turf. Once I start playing on turf, it could be hard for me.

I know this team needs a guy like me to hit better. That's why I feel bad.

I'm happy to be here. I think this team will win. That's what everybody wants, a World Series ring.

If you have gold and diamonds in your garden, there is no reason to live in misery.

Hopefully, it won't take me two quarters to get going this time.

The first couple of days, I didn't know a lot of people. Now, I feel like I've been on this team before.