Andy Pettitte Quotes

Over my career, I think I've shown can make a big pitch.

I wanted to play for the New York Yankees. That was the bottom line. I wanted to be there and play in that new stadium.

Whenever someone has the ability to impact people's lives, I think that's one of the greatest things that God gives us as individuals.

If you put the ball in the right place, you don't have to throw hard.

I let the other guys handle the talking. I love playing.

I feel like I should go out there and throw a shutout every time I pitch. If we score one [run] and I give up two, then I didn't do my job as far as I'm concerned.

When you build relationships, you get to share your beliefs. It gives you the opportunity to share your faith with other people.

I count it an honor to play with some guys that I've watched play on television, and may be in the Hall of Fame some day.

I'm not a negative-minded person. But maybe to keep me humble, I look more at my bad games in big situations than good ones.

When I take the mound in Yankee Stadium I feel like my stuff is going to be better than ever.

He (Tommy Pettitte [father] coached me as kid. He bought all the books and videos and tried to learn as much about pitching as he could. But once I was in high school, he never tried to be my coach.

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it.

Hitters get paid a lot of money to hit. Let's face it, man, sometimes they just do.

You've got to have camaraderie or togetherness on a baseball team if you want to win.

It only took me 21 runs and five years to get a win here.

I was throwing a lot harder than I ever have at the end of last year. I got to ninety-five (mph) a couple of times in the World Series and I'm more of an eighty-eight or eighty-nine guy who relies on location and movement.