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Jake Arrieta
Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
Born: Mar 6, 1986
Get Game Good Me Think You
Related authors: Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson LeBron James Michael Jordan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Tom Brady Yogi Berra
I'm not really into the statements kind of thing. Jake Arrieta
Statements Kind Really Thing
Typically, being under the strike zone with the sinker isn't a big issue. I need to be a little bit higher with the strike zone earlier in the count. If you miss under with one here and there when you're ahead, it's really not an issue. Jake Arrieta
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That's why it's so important to have that gap between your fastball and off-speed pitches: then, when you effectively locate your fastball, it plays at a higher velocity. Jake Arrieta
You Important Locate Higher Between Velocity Effectively Pitches Then Your Gap Why Fastball Plays
Guys want to be compensated fairly. Jake Arrieta
Guys Fairly Want
If I have to leave, I don't want to leave without another ring. Jake Arrieta
Ring Another Without Leave Want
Dry deliveries. That helps when I get the ball back in my hand - like I never really stopped throwing. The goal for me is to increase arm strength. Jake Arrieta
Strength Me Increase Back Throwing Never Arm Like Dry Ball Goal Hand Get Stopped Really Helps
There's not many guys that can pitch at the top of the rotation floating around the league. Jake Arrieta
Top Guys League Around Pitch Rotation Many Floating
I'm probably throwing down close to 10,000 calories. And then I don't eat for three or four days. Jake Arrieta
Three Down Eat Throwing Days Calories Close Then Four
Sometimes, when I break my hands, I kind of go too far behind my body, and what that will do, wherever my right arm's going to go, my left arm's going to go. Jake Arrieta
Sometimes Will Too Kind Arm Go Left Hands Going Behind Break Wherever Far Body Right
I had teammates like Chris Davis. Manny Machado was really young and such a good kid. Seeing his development, it's ridiculous. He's going to get bigger. He's going to get stronger. He's going to get even better. Jake Arrieta
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I wouldn't change anything I went through for the world, because it got me here. Jake Arrieta
Me Change World Through Because Got Anything Here
People have confidence in you. It's easy to have confidence in somebody that's going out there every night and giving the team a chance to win. Jake Arrieta
You Confidence People Win Somebody Giving Every Out Easy Going Team Every Night Night Chance
How many people can do what I do, anyways? A handful of guys? Jake Arrieta
People Guys How How Many People Handful Many
You can struggle for a little while. It's going to happen. If a guy hits .200 for a while, it doesn't mean he's a .200 hitter. Jake Arrieta
You Struggle Guy He Hits Hitter Going Happen While Little Mean Little While
A lot of guys came together quickly as a group, as more than just teammates, as friends. Your family get to know each other, and you become really close, and that's a big part of the team aspect is caring about your teammates off the field, getting to know their kids, their families, their wives. Jake Arrieta
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We know St. Louis is a great club. They have been for a long time. Jake Arrieta
Time Great Long Long Time Club Know Been Louis St. Louis
You want to be the team that is on the field when the last out is made on the winning side. That's obviously the holy grail in the game that I play, and that's what every player strives for. Jake Arrieta
You Game Made Field Every Side Out Winning Obviously Grail Want Holy Holy Grail Team Play Player Last
I consider myself a really good racquetball player. I'm sure that I would get waxed by some actually good racquetball players, but I consider myself a pretty versatile athlete. Jake Arrieta
Myself Good Consider Waxed Would Athlete Some Pretty Sure Versatile Get Really Actually Player Players
The back hair doesn't get all that long; it's just really thick. So if I don't keep it shaved once a week, it's a problem, and it could take two hours. And my wife's got to do it, so it's her problem. I told her we just need to buy a laser hair removal machine because it would take three or four years and probably 50 sessions to get rid of it. Jake Arrieta
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Look at all of the pitchers getting six- and seven-year deals at 30, 31, and 32. You see what's going on and the money that's out there. You'd be a fool not to try to benefit from that, or at least try to get what you feel you're worth. Jake Arrieta
You Fool Money Worth Try Benefit Out See Feel Look Deals Least Get Getting Going Pitchers Six
As you get a little older, you understand what you need to do to be good, regardless of who likes it or doesn't like it. It's my career. And at the end of the day, it's going to be how I think I can do it best. Jake Arrieta
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Sports psychology or mental training has been viewed as a weakness, and I think that's a pretty silly way to look at it. Jake Arrieta
Sports Training Think Way Has-Been Weakness Pretty Silly Mental Look Been Psychology Viewed
Really being able to harness my mental approach has kind of taken me to the next level, and obviously maturing as a player and a teammate and as a person. Those are things that are necessary to achieve success in this game. There's no other way around it. Jake Arrieta
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Regardless of how long it took or what I had to go through to get there, I had visualizations of throwing no-hitters or throwing shutouts. Jake Arrieta
Long Took Through Throwing Had How Go Get Regardless
I've never had anything to hide. Jake Arrieta
Hide Never Had Anything
It's about just staying in the moment. Jake Arrieta
Staying About Just Moment
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