Johan Santana Quotes

• It's a great feeling for me just to put my uniform on and be part of my team.

  Johan Santana

  Team, Feelings, Uniforms

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• I don't talk. I just let what I do talk for myself.

  Johan Santana

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• In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better.

  Johan Santana

  Believe, Want, Consistent

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• Dreams can come true, but you have to go for it.

  Johan Santana

  Dream, Dreams Can Come True

  "Serby’s Sunday Q&A With . . . Johan Santana". Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. September 28, 2008.

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• We're proud of Venezuela and Venezuelan baseball. People in America don't realize it, but we've got 25, 30 million people here, and so many of us love baseball. This is a great place to look for talent.

  Johan Santana

  Baseball, America, People

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• I just go out there and do what I do and try and hit my spots.

  Johan Santana

  Trying, Spots

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• I have to drink a lot of fluids, try not to dehydrate, and keep stretching.

  Johan Santana

  Trying, Drink, Fluid

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• To see all the fans getting into it, that's pretty special.

  Johan Santana

  Special, Fans

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• Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.

  Johan Santana

  Games, Waiting, Able

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• When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good.

  Johan Santana

  Baseball, Player, You Re The Best

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• My changeup looks like a fastball, but one goes straight and the other goes away from the righthanded hitter. Sometimes it cuts by itself, and I don't know where it's going.

  Johan Santana

  Cutting, Looks, Sometimes

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• I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have a better understanding of what it is to be a major league pitcher.

  Johan Santana

  Crazy, Thinking, League

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• It's good to be compared with Randy Johnson, and it's wonderful to be compared to all the best pitchers in the game.

  Johan Santana

  Games, Wonderful, All The Best

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• I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.

  Johan Santana

  New York, Mean, Special

  "Johan Santana: No Hitter Makes Him a 'Hero' in Mets History" by Adry Torres, www.foxnews.com. June 2, 2012.

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• I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.

  Johan Santana

  Trying, Excuse, Feels

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• As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.

  Johan Santana

  Kids, Play, Diving

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• I don't try for strikeouts, but batters just swing and miss. I'd exchange strikeouts for more innings. As a starter, my job is to go deep into the game. When you get strikeouts, you throw a lot of pitches and sometimes you come out early.

  Johan Santana

  Jobs, Swings, Games

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• I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.

  Johan Santana

  Jesus, Dad, Wanted

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• I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.

  Johan Santana

  Team, Winning, Giving

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• I'm having fun and I'm not even trying to do much. Everything is coming together.

  Johan Santana

  Fun, Trying, Together

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• In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right. Your team has to win. Your team has to perform. When you talk about striking out people or ERA, that's personal stuff and where you show people what kind of pitcher you are.

  Johan Santana

  Team, Winning, Order

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• That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time.

  Johan Santana

  Thinking, Long, Tough Times

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