Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Alberto Zambrano, nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfrom 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands 6 feet 4 inchesand weighs 275 pounds, was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. After being used in both starting and relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003, finishing with a...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 June 1981
games enjoy
You have to enjoy the game. I enjoy everything about life.
perfect shapes helping
If you throw 200 innings or more, you have to be in shape. If you work on your diet and strength, it will help you be in perfect shape for the playoffs.
jobs strikes enjoy
I enjoy when I strike someone out. I enjoy when I do my job.
never-quit quitting
I never quit. I never quit.
winning games trying
I'll try to do anything to win a game.
hurt mistake thinking
If I hurt somebody's feelings, I go right to them and talk to them and explain what happens. Sometimes I'm mad at myself because I left a pitch in the middle. It's big when you leave a pitch in the middle. When I make that mistake, it's frustrating for me. I have to think about what I did wrong and go to the next step.
bit hard threw throw
I threw a little bit hard and the throw was low. What can I say? It was a mistake.
bad hopefully move next played win
We played with a little bad luck. Hopefully we can win the next two and move on.
happens hit left locate middle mistake pitches
I was concentrating all the time. I left some pitches in the middle and they hit it well. That happens when you make a mistake and don't locate your pitches.
concentration lost
I was lost on that play. I lost concentration a little bit. I thought he was on the bag. I made a mistake.
drink elbow happens
It happens to me all the time. I have to drink more water. It has nothing to do with my elbow or shoulder.
concern cubs good help main matters position
I will do that. Everything that matters right now is that I'm with the Cubs, and I'm in a good position now. I don't have to get hurt. Like I said, my main concern is to be with the Cubs and help the Cubs.
cubs less pitch
I will pitch the same way I pitch for the Cubs with less intensity.
experience happened leave next past
I always say what happened in the past -- and I've said this before -- what happened in the past, is already in the past, and you have to leave it in the past. You have to get experience from that. The next season, you have to not make that mistake.