Dwight Gooden
Dwight Gooden
Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched 2,800 2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112, with a 3.51 earned run average, and 2,293 strikeouts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 November 1964
CityTampa, FL
CountryUnited States of America
One of the nicest satisfactions you can have is to be able to give something back to your parents when they've given so much to you.
I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan and try not to overthrown.
the beast that is always hungry, wanting more coke and laughing at my attempts to get clean and sober.
I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan, and try not to get overthrown.
I don't care how much money he (Frank Viola) makes. He can have my locker, I'll take him to all the best restaurants and show him New York. He can even have my wife, but he can't have my number, no way.
I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all.
I'm glad I don't have to face that guy (Don Mattingly) every day. He has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business.
If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.
I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do.
I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me.
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.
Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in.
The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.
You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.