Mike Piazza

“You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement.”

“Please don't quote me.”

“Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.”

“I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.”

“Never let your dreams go away.”

“I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.”

“I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations in a week. It's like rotisserie baseball.”