12+ Tom Glavine Quotes On Baseball, Trevor Bauer And Tony Gwynn

Tom Glavine is an American former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets from 1987 to 2008. He was a 10-time All-Star, two-time Cy Young Award winner, and the 1995 World Series MVP. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Tom Glavine on life, leadership, baseball.

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. — Tom Glavine

There's nothing better than a team that comes out of nowhere and finds themselves in the World Series. — Tom Glavine

It gives me a sense of tunnel vision. — Tom Glavine

I had all my own teeth and I wanted to keep it that way. — Tom Glavine

Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life. — Tom Glavine

Everything with me is normal except when I pitch (in Fenway Park). When I pitch here it's a little different. There is a little more anxiety to go along with the nostalgia because this is the park I grew up with as a kid. This is the park I dreamed of playing Major League Baseball in and no other ballpark has that feeling for me. There are a lot more family and friends here than in my normal starts and I want to pitch well here. — Tom Glavine

I think everything comes together. I think it's me being more comfortable with what I am trying to do in terms of how I pitch, in using the curveball and stuff like that. It all brings the package together. — Tom Glavine

As much as you love to finish games and all that kind of stuff, at the same time as a starting pitcher you hate to come out of a game where your closer has no margin for error, ... So at least with one guy on, Braden's got a little margin to make a mistake. — Tom Glavine

There is no second baseman in the game who can turn the double play better [than Mark Lemke]. Why are people always looking for offense at that position? What's more important is getting outs, and turning the double is a huge factor in getting outs. — Tom Glavine

It's just the environment that we're in right now. There's a lot of people who still don't want to believe that the program we have in place is a good program, and that it's going to work. They're just trying to find a way to shoot holes in it. — Tom Glavine

You can't tell me what we're doing right now is not working. The perception is, well, it's not. I don't deal in perception. I want to deal in reality. The reality of the matter is that the percentage of guys who are taking has gone way down. — Tom Glavine

In a hockey fight, barring the occasional brawl, theres actually some etiquette that goes into it. Honor, too, absolutely. Most of those guys that do it, thats their job, and they follow a certain code of conduct in doing it. — Tom Glavine

Life Lessons by Tom Glavine

1. Tom Glavine's work ethic and determination to succeed demonstrate that hard work and dedication can lead to success.
2. His ability to stay focused and positive in the face of adversity serves as an example of how to remain resilient in difficult times.
3. Glavine's willingness to take risks and try new things shows that taking chances can be rewarding and beneficial.