12 David Cone Quotes for You to Enjoy

David Cone

American Athlete

Born: Jan 2, 1963

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My buddy David Wells is a big motorcycle guy, so when I go visit him in San Diego, he takes me out on his bike. He's got some antique Indians. I never really rode during my career, because I was afraid I'd fall off and ruin my career. David Cone

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I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room. David Cone

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I'm a finesse pitcher without the finesse. David Cone

Finesse Without Pitcher

Part of what makes you great as a young player can hurt you at the end of your career, in terms of you need a certain amount of ego, a certain amount of arrogance to be able to play well and to push yourself and trick yourself into thinking you're better than you really are. David Cone

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I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it. David Cone

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A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload. David Cone

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I love to pitch so much. David Cone

Love Pitch Much

Clemens, Seaver, Gibson, Maddux - I just don't see myself in that category. I'm flattered that maybe it's debatable at this point. David Cone

Myself Gibson See Point Category Debatable Maybe Just Flattered

It really gets into your system. All baseball players have this internal clock around February when it starts to kick in and the juices start to flow. I think underestimated how much I was going to miss it. David Cone

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I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance. David Cone

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