Greg Maddux
Greg Maddux
Gregory Alan "Greg" Maddux, nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is an American former Major League Baseballpitcher now serving as a special advisor to Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves. The first to achieve a number of feats and records, he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years, matched...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth14 April 1966
CitySan Angelo, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I was under the impression I had signed a three-year contract. I want to be back. I expect to be back. I will be back.
I would love to try to win another game. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all.
The dirt was OK, but once you hit the grass... Wet grass is slippery
I don't believe for one second that the eye surgery has helped me on the mound
You're not going to win by automatically going out there. It's hard to know what people really expect of you, and I've never tried to live up to expectations anyway. That's no way to play baseball.
There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not there, because I'm still learning. But I really know how to do this. I'm not just hoping to get it where I want it... Let the other guys do it half-assed.
Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What do I do now? I guess I'll have to get a second job.
I daydream just like everybody else. I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention.
I only know one way to pitch. I really do.
What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.
Regardless of where you're pitching, regardless of what goes on before or after your game, you still have to be ready.
When people say (nice) things you take them as compliments and it's nice, but it won't help you win your next game. The thing I am trying to keep in mind is that relying on my past performance will not make me win my next game, it'll only get in my way.
I'd rather try and not win than not try at all
People judge too much by results. I'm just the opposite. I care about more than results. I'd rather make a good pitch and give up a bloop single than make a bad pitch and get an out.