Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Willis
Dontrelle Wayne Willis, nicknamed "The D-Train", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Willis was notable for his success during his first few years in the MLB and for his unconventional pitching style, which included a high leg kick and exaggerated twisting away from the batter. He was named the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 January 1982
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
It's fine. I'm ready. I'm not really a verbal guy who will get on anybody. I'll just try to lead by example.
I'm dumbfounded right now, very ecstatic just because of how my teammates felt for me today, ... They were pulling for me. I'm kind of breathtaken. It's historic. It's a beautiful thing, not only for baseball but for my team.
I'm dumbfounded right now, very ecstatic just because of how my teammates felt, ... They were pulling for me.
I'm dumbfounded right now, ... I'm very ecstatic because of how my teammates felt today. They were pulling for me. It's historic. It's a beautiful day for baseball, my team, and hopefully we can just keep going.
I'm dumbfounded ... ecstatic. It's historic. I never thought I'd be in this situation. (I feel) fortunate, and I hope African American players are proud of me.
I'm not saying we're going to to win 100 games or lose 100 games but I guarantee the effort is gonna be there.
I'm going to go in there being the same guy. I'm not going to let things around me dictate how I'm going to approach the game.
I'm not going to pitch any differently than I do in July or September. I don't think you can change that much on the mound.
I'm excited. There's no bigger honor than to represent my country.
I made some good pitches, I made some bad pitches. As far as my strength, I felt good.
I never fathomed it. I never fathomed winning 15 games.
It was a good bunt. It made me go to the baseline. It was just well-executed.
I want to get that lineup card because I don't think anybody's going to believe that, ... I was very nervous. I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.
I wanted to stay in the game. I don't know exactly what the pitch count was, but I didn't want to come out that game at all.