zack greinke quotes

"It’s going to be great. I’m going to celebrate after the game. I’m considering it a record. Even..."

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:46:43 -0400

“It’s going to be great. I’m going to celebrate after the game. I’m considering it a record. Even though it’s been done before, I feel like it’s the first time ever being done. I’m excited about it. Hopefully the results will be better. I think it’s really neat, actually.”

- Greinke to become first pitcher since 1917 to make three consecutive starts

"I mean, yeah, it was exciting. I wasn’t like any more getting ready for the game or anything, but..."

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:29:15 -0400

“I mean, yeah, it was exciting. I wasn’t like any more getting ready for the game or anything, but probably it started earlier, where when I woke up I was probably a little more excited than usual. … But once I got to the park it was the same, and once on the mound, it was the same, too.”

- re: his return to Kauffman Stadium as a Brewer

"You’re comfortable at home. You wake up in your bed. You don’t have to go anywhere to get your..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:32:20 -0400

“You’re comfortable at home. You wake up in your bed. You don’t have to go anywhere to get your breakfast and coffee. Sometimes, in the hotels they have bad coffee or something, so you have to go do other stuff. Then you get to come to the field in your car (at home).”

- Zack Greinke attempting to explain his dominance at Miller Park. I just…what? What? (via theyseemerollins)

… What even?

Instead of trying to transcribe this press conference, just...

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:39:44 -0400

Instead of trying to transcribe this press conference, just click the photo and watch for yourself as Zack Greinke a) fidgets like no one’s business, b) says that the team’s success surprised him, and c) is basically adorkable.

Also, he mumbles. A lot.

"There’s not a lot of things I like to talk about. But it’s fun for me to make fun of people who brag..."

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:25:00 -0400

“There’s not a lot of things I like to talk about. But it’s fun for me to make fun of people who brag about stuff. Everyone thinks they’re the best athlete. Just about everyone has a response to, ‘I’m better than you at this.’ … No one on this team is sensitive.”

- via

"I really like the city. I don’t really even know the players over there any more. And I like their..."

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:43:05 -0400

“I really like the city. I don’t really even know the players over there any more. And I like their coaches. Their coaches are really good. And I like the city. We still have a place there. Emily loved it there. But I don’t know. … It’s a tough question. I have more thoughts about it, but I can’t really say it out loud. The answer’s not ‘no’ or ‘yes,’ it’s just, ‘I don’t know yet.’”

- When asked if he’d be open to returning to the Royals after his contract is up next year

"Everything’s, like, easier. You don’t have to worry about, ‘We’re losing, so I can’t do this.’ Just..."

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:00:05 -0400

“Everything’s, like, easier. You don’t have to worry about, ‘We’re losing, so I can’t do this.’ Just simple stuff, everyday stuff, like getting in the shower quick after the game. If you’re losing all the time and you get in the shower quick, it’s like, ‘Oh, this guy doesn’t want to be here, because he got in the shower quick and doesn’t care that we lost.’ Now, if you want to go in the shower, you go in the shower. If you want to eat, you go eat. You can just go do stuff and it’s not like, ‘Why is he doing that?’”

- (via)

"People have been talking to me more, and I don’t like that. Everyone seems to be noticing me,..."

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:10:06 -0400

“People have been talking to me more, and I don’t like that. Everyone seems to be noticing me, looking at me and stuff. I don’t like that.”

- So, that part hasn’t changed…

"It’s been a lot more fun, but the main thing is there’s a lot less negative times. Times where you..."

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:00:05 -0400

“It’s been a lot more fun, but the main thing is there’s a lot less negative times. Times where you lose a lot, you go home mad a lot more. You just get in a bad mood, and a lot of times, when the fifth inning comes around and you’re down by one, you think you’re going to lose. It just sucks.”

- On the difference between pitching in Milwaukee and Kansas City

"Because the fans, I don’t know why, but it seemed like they really liked me. As the general manager..."

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:52:00 -0500

“Because the fans, I don’t know why, but it seemed like they really liked me. As the general manager or coach or owner of the team, the fans recognize what you do, and if you do something that none of the fans like, there’s going to be backlash against the organization. So if you make it to where they can understand why the general managers and owners did what they did, it’s not as bad a situation for them, and it makes it easier to make the move. … I’m gonna try to do it, I’m not sure, but that will probably be the last question I answer about the past. So that’s my goal.”

- a very long-winded answer to why he made his trade request from Kansas City public

"There’s more people to ignore in New York or Boston than there are in Milwaukee,” he..."

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500

“There’s more people to ignore in New York or Boston than there are in Milwaukee,” he said, “but I would still ignore them, probably.”

- MLB.com

"I come to the park and want to get focused on my next start, and random people come and waste my..."

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:00:07 -0500

“I come to the park and want to get focused on my next start, and random people come and waste my time talking. To talk to people, I have to spend energy. If I spend my energy focused on talking to people and making friends, then that takes away from the energy I could be focused on getting ready to pitch. So I just try to avoid nonsense talk. … It wears me out to do stuff like our meetings every day. If I actually listen to them, like in class, if you actually listen to the person talking, it will wear me out. So I kind of go into a daze thing and I’m kind of refreshed from it.”

- re: why he keeps to himself in the clubhouse (via)

"I haven’t seen one who’s annoying yet to me."

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500

“I haven’t seen one who’s annoying yet to me.”

- re: his new Brewers teammates. That’s good?

(via)

"Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody..."

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:00:07 -0500

“Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the world and you don’t deal with any of the other stuff. But that’s not how it is. The main thing is I want to pitch against the best players in the world, and you can’t do that playing in a pickup baseball league in your town.”

- MLB.com

"I guess I kind of did right before the Trade Deadline last year because we were trading all our..."

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:07 -0500

“I guess I kind of did right before the Trade Deadline last year because we were trading all our players. … When I signed, I was led to believe we were building around the guys we had, and we were getting rid of all of them,” he said. “So I sort of did then. Then at the end of the year, I sort of did again. And then during the offseason, I sort of did again. And then the media got the one where I think my agent must have said it somehow. … So I guess I sort of did about four times.”

- re: asking the Royals for a trade (via)

"I just upped my dosage some, which is just normal, but with all medicines, it’s kind of crazy..."

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:06 -0500

“I just upped my dosage some, which is just normal, but with all medicines, it’s kind of crazy because it makes me tired to take it. But if I don’t take it, I get really worked up. The higher the dosage, the more tired I get, but I guess I sort of get used to it. Nothing’s perfect.”

- re: having to adjust his meds last season (via)

"Under, but I’m going to hit a bunch of doubles and home runs. That’s the plan, but..."

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:38 -0500

“Under, but I’m going to hit a bunch of doubles and home runs. That’s the plan, but I’m going to swing hard.”

- when asked if he’d hit under or over .250 this season (via)

"Yeah, but he probably still won’t be able to beat me."

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:40:31 -0500

“Yeah, but he probably still won’t be able to beat me.”

- Re: Gil Meche having more time to work on his golf game in retirement (via)

"It was the worst thing that could have happened the whole entire year. There was all of the..."

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:00:07 -0500

“It was the worst thing that could have happened the whole entire year. There was all of the attention that came from it. But that’s not the No. 1 thing. The No. 1 thing is I probably had to sign 10,000 extra autographs because of that thing. Everyone has their Sports Illustrated cover that they want signed.”

- he really hated that SI cover in ‘09 (via)

"It hasn’t been as bad as I would have thought, attentionwise. Early in the year, I had some problems..."

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:04:06 -0500

“It hasn’t been as bad as I would have thought, attentionwise. Early in the year, I had some problems with it. There was a lot surrounding the scoreless (innings) streak. And the stupid Sports Illustrated cover (in May).”

- on dealing with the extra attention he received in 2009 (via)