Top 50 Pat Connaughton Quotes

You see people say: ‘He should go back to baseball. He should do this; he should do that.’ Those are people who said I would never even make it here. There’s always another hurdle to go over, and it’s fun to use that as motivation.

Hey, I’m comfortable with my masculinity.

Baseball-wise, the Orioles specifically love that I haven’t pitched as much as other guys coming into Major League Baseball.

You’ve got to make the winning plays at winning time, whether it’s a shot in the clutch or getting a big defensive rebound. Those are the intangibles I try to bring.

Everybody gets frustrated with themselves when they are not playing well because they feel like they are letting the team down.

One of the things that I was taught in Portland is ‘Never too high, never too low.’

The tap of the backboard, that’s a lot of body control, I’ve gotta be hanging in the air for a quite a bit of time.

You don’t find a 6-foot-5 pitcher with the athleticism and coordination I have all that often.

I’m quick enough to hang with guards and big enough post them up, then when they stick a big man on me, I’m able to use my quickness to go around them.

For me, I love doing different things with real estate.

I’ve always said I’m going to play two sports as long as possible.

I grew up with all hockey players.

You have to make sure you’re good enough for basketball and in a good enough position where a team trusts that if you are pitching in the summer, you’re still working out with basketball and still be able to succeed when you get back. If that bridge comes along, I’d definitely try to pursue it and make a run at it.

For me, it was my dream as a kid to play two sports at the highest level I possibly could. Doing that at Notre Dame just meant I had to sacrifice in ways a normal college student wouldn’t have had to sacrifice.

It’s not about how much weight you can lift in-season. It’s about how fast you can move it, how strong you are, how you can maintain that strength so you can produce on the floor.

I’d love to play in Cowboys Stadium or one of those football stadiums.

I think there are a lot of people who say they want to be professional athletes, say they want to make millions of dollars, but don’t necessarily like doing the hard work that goes into it.

I’m pretty confident in my strength, my ability to move, and athleticism.

One of the things that I’ve always had fun with is the stereotype ‘white man can’t jump.’ It’s followed me along my whole career and it’s something that obviously I’ve tried to disprove many times.

As guys know that you’re a shooter, well, they’re going to try to run you off the line.

Winning a championship in Milwaukee, it’s not about my other business. It’s about bringing the notoriety to a great city.

It’s just like any job. We’re either in the arena or working out during certain hours of the day, but you have other hours for things that you want to do during the day as a human being, and for me, maybe I don’t go shopping. Maybe I go into my backyard and throw against a net.

I wake up, I’ll scramble some eggs, cook some bacon, have a few pieces of toast, yogurt, smoothie, whatever it might be. I’ll then workout, whether it’s outside, inside, bike, weights, whatever I have access to, however creative I can be.

I bring a winning mentality.

I only dabble in the digital currency. I’m not an expert or know if it’s going to boom or bust. But being a business guy, I try to diversify a little bit.

This is the analogy I use is: A lot of guys tape their ankles, a lot of guys use braces on their ankles. But that becomes something your body relies on. It actually weakens your ankle muscles. So if you were to ever not use the tape or brace, or do lifts, you may not be as strong.

Basketball has always really helped me physically for baseball.

I think October baseball is a lot of fun to follow, being a biased guy that enjoys the sport from time to time.

One thing that the coaching staff and the assistant coaches did a really good job of working me on was shaping myself into an NBA guard.

Now as I got older, it wasn’t just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be successful at the professional level in two sports. Obviously, I’m still working to attain that. Especially in basketball.

I want to see if I can play in the Big East, ACC, Pac-10, and pitch, too.

I’ll celebrate for my teammates whenever a play is made.

I don’t think I’ve hid the fact that I like being Milwaukee Buck.

A lot of the NBA teams didn’t know I wanted to pursue basketball, and I’m trying to show them I do.

If you would have told me when I was a kid that I would be sitting here with an ACC championship and been drafted in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft, I would have taken it in a heartbeat.

Out of respect for the Baltimore Orioles, it would have to be a crazy scenario for them to look differently on me and for me not to come back.

Not many guys are on a professional baseball roster, but have an ability to pursue another professional sport.

You don’t want to be playing 36 holes on the day before a game.

The one thing I try to do with my business in real estate is try to be as creative as I can, think outside of the box and take advantage of the fortunate platform that I have, and the network I can grow within the city of Milwaukee via the Bucks, or within the Notre Dame network, or being from Boston.

You’ve gotta feel at home when you’re on the mound.

I’m not going to explore basketball recklessly.

For me, it’s about making sure I do the best I can for my team.

Winning has always been the most important thing to me.

I play a lot of positions in high school, but in the end I’ll probably be a pitcher.

Bubble life hasn’t been bad at all. It’s different for everybody depending on their personal lives, but I don’t have a girlfriend or a wife or kids. Talking with the guys that do, it’s a little harder for them, a little less attractive.

There’s nothing like being a pitcher on the mound. You’re by yourself. Ever since I was a little kid watching Pedro Martinez do it, night in and night out. I’ve always loved it.

Kids of this day and age know you don’t necessarily have to specialize in one sport no matter how much society and your coaches are pushing you towards that.

Obviously you have to be realistic. You have to figure out how you can succeed.

I think when it comes to basketball, there’s so many different ways you can affect the game.

Part of being in the 450 players within the NBA, it’s kind of a fraternity field, and if I can help them get involved in some business ventures they have interest in and help educate them along the way, I feel it is my duty to do so.