Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Riverais a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in savesand games finished. Rivera won five American LeagueRolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards,...
NationalityPanamanian
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 November 1969
CityPanama City, Panama
CountryPanama
I didn't put any emphasis on the way I started; the season wasn't going to be based on that, ... People started doubting me, but I don't pay attention to that. I know what I can do, I know who I am and what I'm capable of. I knew the season wasn't going to be like those two games. You can't judge a player on the first two games.
I don't work like that, ... I know what I'm capable of doing, so I'm not out to prove people wrong. It was just a matter of time. I wasn't worried at all.
I knew that, but I wasn't thinking about that, ... I just wanted to get him out.
That, ... is the way it is supposed to work.
It was a fantastic finish! 'Mo' was lights-out in the ninth, ... And now we've got these crying Red Sox fans, just as it should be. Now we've just got to turn up the intensity tomorrow and push the Red Sox into a playoff with the Indians.
I'm not perfect, and today was tough. We should have won the game, but I didn't do my job. It was just one pitch, but there was no margin for error.
I'm feeling real good. That's a good thing.
I'm prepared to do anything that's necessary to help us win, ... even if it means pitching every day from here on out. I'm not feeling tired. I take good care of myself. I know it's not probable but I will do my best.
I missed my pitch. When you do that and leave a ball over the plate, they're going to hit it.
They called me in the eighth to be ready, ... I said, 'I'm ready.'
What can you do, these are games we have to win.
Whatever we need to do, I will do, ... It's pretty much the same as always. We've had to fight hard the last couple of years.
Every day I come to the ballpark, I thank God that I'm wearing this uniform, for giving me the opportunity to be successful and last that long. To pitch that long and do it good, for the New York Yankees. It's great.
DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award