I was a last round draft pick. Nobody wanted me. I could count the amount of scouts that told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Mike Piazza More Quotes by Mike Piazza More Quotes From Mike Piazza Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty, because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation. Mike Piazza baseball inspirational sports It's easy for me not to go to Mass on the road. But I've made a fundamental decision. I'm going to be dedicated. I'm going to make the time. I'm going to get up, if that means getting up at seven on a Sunday morning before a day game and do it, I'm going to do it. Mike Piazza sunday morning mean I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself. Mike Piazza self-approval prove trying I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated. I've accomplished a lot of things no one ever thought I could, and I've done it from hard work. Mike Piazza baseball success sports A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse for failure. You can't have an excuse to fail. Mike Piazza motivation softball sports I found it hugely insulting that people believed I'd go so far out of my way - living with Playmates, vacationing with actresses, showing up at nightclubs - to act out a lifestyle that would amount to a charade. If I was gay, I'd be gay all the way. Mike Piazza gay insulting people You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement. Mike Piazza depressing baseball sports I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine. Mike Piazza health body looks Please don't quote me. Mike Piazza please Never let your dreams go away. Mike Piazza going-away baseball dream One thing anyone can go through is a slump. Unless you're Greg Maddux, it's going to happen to everybody. Mike Piazza slumps one-thing happens Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher. Mike Piazza knees balls school I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations in a week. It's like rotisserie baseball. Mike Piazza careers player baseball I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players. Mike Piazza athlete player sports When you're 25, you can eat hamburgers and pizza and drink beer and stay out all night and come out the next day and drink a couple cups of coffee and just play. If I did that today, my heart would stop and I'd need a stretcher and an IV. Mike Piazza coffee couple heart When he (Roger Clemens) threw the bat (during Game 2 of the 2000 World Series), I basically walked out and kept asking him what his problem was. He really had no response. I was trying to figure out whether it was intentional or not. I was going to ask him. If it was, then obviously he really no had response. I was more shocked and confused than anything. Mike Piazza confused games trying
