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Famous Quotes By Jon Lester

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You still have to pitch the same game, execute your pitches as best you can. If the shadows end up helping you out, then great, but you can't really worry about that stuff. — Jon Lester

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I thought I'd be back in baseball, but I didn't know when. — Jon Lester

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Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off you, or you strike them out or whatever it is, it's information. — Jon Lester

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I'm pretty fair-skinned, so I need to get in the sun for a little while. — Jon Lester

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As I travel the country for away games, I meet kids fighting cancer in almost every city. They visit the ballpark, and I invite them onto the field so we can chat and then watch the game. — Jon Lester

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It's almost embarrassing to be out in public and someone comes up to you and says, 'My mother had the same thing you did.' What do you say? I don't know what to say to make them feel better about their situation. — Jon Lester

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I hate losing. I hate getting beat. I'm not used to it. — Jon Lester

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Once you make the majors, it's never a great feeling to go back to the minors - no matter what the circumstances. — Jon Lester

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My wife's family lives up in South Carolina, so we go back and forth quite a bit up there. — Jon Lester

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Pitchers really don't deal with the managers a whole lot. When we come in the clubhouse, we see him, we say, 'Hey.' That's really it. — Jon Lester

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Just as I'm fortunate to pitch in the big leagues, I'm also fortunate for the time I get to spend outdoors. — Jon Lester

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I'm not a follower. — Jon Lester

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One thing I know in baseball is you should never be comfortable where you are. It doesn't matter who you are. It's a business. If I got traded tomorrow, no hard feelings; it's a business. — Jon Lester

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It might be hard to believe, but as difficult as cancer was, in some ways it was good for me. — Jon Lester

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The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you're on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I'm in the woods or on the water as well. — Jon Lester

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My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.' — Jon Lester

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Growing up, it was mainly just players I followed more than teams, with the exception of the Mariners. I never really had time to follow a team throughout a season. — Jon Lester

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There's only certain things you can control. I know how hard I work, I know how I take care of myself, and those are the two things I can control. As far as injuries and wear and tear and stuff like that, it's going to happen. — Jon Lester

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No matter what you do in the offseason, you can't simulate putting spikes on and standing in the grass and being around your teammates. When you're around your teammates, you step it up a notch. It's just kind of instinctive you do that. — Jon Lester

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Usually during the regular season, if you're starting pitcher, you're kind of walking back and forth from the clubhouse to the dugout and not really paying attention to what's going on. — Jon Lester

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The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up happening. Look at the people who've gotten traded around here. It's not their doing. — Jon Lester

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I'm cancer-free right now. That's it. — Jon Lester

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Don't get me wrong: I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Even the word 'cancer' brings back the nausea and pain, the fear I felt, and the heartbreak I saw in my parents' faces. The smells that fill hospitals and the constant tired feeling that comes with treatment are also permanently stuck in my memory. — Jon Lester

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Describing the Internet as the Network of Networks is like calling the Space Shuttle, a thing that flies. — Jon Lester

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You never know when you're going to throw a no-hitter or if you're ever going to get the chance to do it. It's one of those deals where the ninth inning comes around; it's either going to be your night or just a complete game. — Jon Lester