Mariano Rivera Quotes & Sayings

I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts. — Mariano Rivera

I listen to Christian music. — Mariano Rivera

I get over bad games right away. Sometimes I've let it go even before I've left the mound. That quick. Why? Because it's over. What can you do about it? Nothing. The only thing you can do is fight if you're still in the game. After that you can do nothing. — Mariano Rivera

Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive. — Mariano Rivera

My father is the man that, he will give you what he doesn't have, still. If he has 10 bucks and you need 10 bucks because you're sick or you don't have nothing to eat, he will give you 10 bucks. He will be at zero, but he will help you. That's the kind of man that my father is. — Mariano Rivera

Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God. — Mariano Rivera

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

There's a lot of things more than baseball that I want to do. — Mariano Rivera

I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me. — Mariano Rivera

That's the game of baseball - amazing things happen. — Mariano Rivera

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good. — Mariano Rivera

Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say with respect. — Mariano Rivera

I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect. — Mariano Rivera

I am convinced that being fully committed to the moment, without any worries about the past or projections into the future, is the best attribute a closer can have. You wonder why the shelf life of so many short relievers is, well, so short? Why guys can be unhittable for a year or two and then disappear? It's because it takes a ton of concentration, and self-belief, to stay in the moment in this way and not let the highs and lows mess with your psyche. — Mariano Rivera

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me. — Mariano Rivera

I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people. — Mariano Rivera

I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think. — Mariano Rivera

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. — Mariano Rivera

I don't think any professional accepts defeat. — Mariano Rivera

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. — Mariano Rivera

I don't want to pitch forever. — Mariano Rivera

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. — Mariano Rivera

I'm a positive man. — Mariano Rivera

I think the good Lord is a Yankee. — Mariano Rivera

I'm not used to seeing the ball go wherever she wants. As a pitcher, I like to be - I don't want to say perfect, but I want to know what the ball is going to do. — Mariano Rivera

I don't feel invincible because I'm human. — Mariano Rivera

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. — Mariano Rivera

I like a calm life where nobody bothers me. — Mariano Rivera

Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable. — Mariano Rivera

I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country. — Mariano Rivera

If I have to win one game, I'd have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman. — Mariano Rivera

I am not a father who wants to give his kids everything. They have to earn it. — Mariano Rivera

You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself. — Mariano Rivera

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. — Mariano Rivera