Dontrelle Willis Great Quotations

Nothing ceases to amaze me about what he's doing now. I've seen what he can do my whole life. It's a beautiful thing to see how talented he is now. Everybody who knew him knew he was destined to do great things.

I got myself in trouble by not throwing strikes. I had that great defense behind me, but I didn't let them put it in play.

He's a great fit for our team because we're very young and enthusiastic ourselves. He's almost like a player, running around touching bases and everything.

He's a great baseball mind. But he wants to get with his family, and you've got to respect that.

It's a great feeling. It's definitely a team effort. You have to have lot of things go your way. Today I was hit and that ended up being the winning run. I've been very fortunate to stay healthy and stay strong.

They did a great job of making me throw some pitches early. After they scored their first two runs, I just wanted to keep it close and not turn into a five- or six-run inning.

I'm very excited just to meet with him and talk baseball with him. He's an experienced winner and he comes from a great organization that knows how to win. I think he's going to put that personality and that feeling in our locker room, so it's a good choice.

I just haven't played good baseball. I had a great game plan. I just didn't execute.

He's very enthusiastic. The last few days he's been running around, trying to help the catchers. Things like that. I think that's a great fit for our team because we're very young and enthusiastic ourselves. He's almost like a player, running around touching base and everything.

I felt really confident in my stuff. Toward the end I made some bad pitches, but as far as the game and my strength I felt great there.