Felix Hernandez
Felix Hernandez
Félix Abraham Hernández García, nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2005...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 April 1986
CityValencia, Venezuela
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
age good
My age doesn't matter. I'm a good pitcher. Once I'm on my game, I can't fail.
baseball played
Try this, try that. He'd played baseball a lot, too.
obsess
I have fun, but I think about the games. But, I don't think I obsess about it.
felt ready spring training
I don't know. At the end of spring training I felt ready to pitch.
expect focused stay work
I don't expect anything. I just stay focused on my game. If you work hard, this is what can happen.
frustrated game team trying
I was frustrated at myself, not with the team. I was trying to keep the team in the game so that they could come back from behind.
frustrated
I was frustrated at myself, not with the team.
corners harder hitting looking mixing sitting
I was told that harder wasn't necessarily better, and that batters were just sitting there looking for the fastball. I had to go back to pitching, hitting the corners and mixing up my stuff.
against great honor pitching though
Pitching against (Johnson) was an honor -- a great joy. Even though I lost, it was an honor to be out there against him.
games harder kinds team worked
I think those kinds of games are going to make me a better pitcher. Without my command, I just worked harder to do the job, to keep my team in the game.
It hurt. At first, I couldn't feel the ball.
stayed threw
I threw it and it just stayed up there. It was an error.
felt happy team
I felt a little nervous. I know I pitched well, but I can't be happy because the team lost.
excuse fine
I feel fine now. It's not an excuse, I really feel fine now.