John Smoltz Knew Quotations

I tried a little too hard early. I pitched like it was a playoff game. We needed to win. The guys came through. I knew if I could keep it close, we would have a chance.

I knew the first inning was going to be my biggest inning, ... I waited a long time to start a game of this magnitude. When I got through the first inning, that was the biggest test.

I knew coming into this, ... that things like this were possible.

I feel I am pitching really good. Sometimes you give up runs. We needed a win and I knew if I kept it close we would have a chance. If not we can not come back from those deficits.

The home runs just shocked me. We needed to win, and the guys came through. I knew if I could keep it close, that we would have a chance.