Juan Marichal Quotations

My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I started that day.

We used to look at Felipe as our guiding man that we listened to.

About 45 minutes later, he came and knocked on my door. He had two tears from his eyes. He got mad at me because I laughed. I said, 'I told you not to go.

About 45 minutes later, he came and knocked on my door,

One day I overheard him talking to a bunch of the hitters on my team in the dugout, and he said, 'Well, the pitch I really have trouble with is up and in.' So that's where I'd go with Clemente.

I have five pitches. Fast ball, change, curve, slider, screwball. I don't know any hitters. Catcher, he tells me what to do. I can get any pitch I want over the plate.

But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him.

We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.

The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing that makes the arm stronger.

There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.