Mariano Rivera

“I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.”

“Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.”

“You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.”

“I don't want to pitch forever.”

“If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.”

“I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country.”

“I like a calm life where nobody bothers me.”

“I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.”

“I listen to Christian music.”

“Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say with respect.”

“There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do.”

“I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.”

“God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.”

“Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God.”

“Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.”

“Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.”

“I want to give my respect, glory and time to the Bible - to the word of God - just as I want to give my respect and time to my work.”

“My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.”

“I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.”

“I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.”