Joe Girardi Healthy Quotations

What I like about it is they have a chance to push each other. To me, the accountability to each other is more important than accountability to anyone else in that room. And when they are pushing each other, I think you create a very healthy environment.

I think it's a huge opportunity for him. He is healthy. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years. But he was healthy in Tampa, that's why he pitched so well.

It's a huge opportunity for him. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years in Chicago and it hurt him.

It's not as quickly as we would have liked, but you have to remain patient and make sure he's healthy before we send him back out there. I know it's not as quick as he would like. He's a little miserable. The leg didn't respond the way he wanted it to.

I don't make much of pitching in Spring Training. We want to make sure he is healthy and he is in shape. I don't think it's rough on him. I think he feels it's an honor to be there. He wanted to be there, that's why he went. This is an honor to play for your country.

I don't make much of pitching in spring training. We don't worry about it. We want to make sure he's healthy and gets in shape and then he'll be dialed in once it's time to start.