Top 75 Jake Arrieta Quotes

It’s one thing to have a scouting report and not be able to execute it, and it’s completely different if you’re able to kind of work your way through that report, attack guys certain ways, use different sequences, and be effective with them.

If two guys want to go see each other, let them be in the middle, let them throw some punches, then break it up.

Building strength is very important, but there are many ways to do that.

If people call into question my work ethic, that’s fine, because I know what I’m doing behind the scenes.

I think flexibility in general is something that needs to be reinforced, and not only baseball players but all sports.

Guys want to be compensated fairly.

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.

A lot of guys are starting to get away from trying to jerk these heavy weights and throw all these heavy weights around.

I wouldn’t want to disappoint my family, my friends, my fans.

Immersing myself in the Wrigleyville area was special to me and my family.

I want to shoot an elk with a bow. Mind you, I’ve never hunted in my life. But I feel like if I’m ever going to hunt, it’s going to be with a bow. I just feel like a bow requires more skill.

Early in my career, I wasn’t good in the strike zone early. I was good in the strike zone late, which is not a good thing.

The initial desire to train at an elite level started when I was probably 12.

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.

The contract stuff will work itself out. If we keep winning, those kinds of things all work themselves out in time.

I repeat my delivery consistently. My balance is much improved. And the mental and physical toughness Pilates requires to complete movements the correct way have directly helped me on the mound.

At the end of the day, all we’re trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position where he’s not strong in the strike zone.

On the road, we’re hitting in the cages during our normal batting practice for our position players.

At this point, I’m just grinding through it, trying to establish strikes in the zone with my pitches, using some information the opposition gives me, and kind of moving forward in that regard.

I’m probably throwing down close to 10,000 calories. And then I don’t eat for three or four days.

It’s going to come down to executing, trying to keep guys off balance and disrupting timing. That’s something you can do regardless of how many times you face a lineup or face certain hitters.

I’m never trying to hurt or hit anybody.

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.

I know the Cubs don’t typically do six- or seven-year deals, but I think there are obviously times when there should be exceptions. I think I’ve done pretty well here.

There’s not many guys that can pitch at the top of the rotation floating around the league.

That’s one the main reasons we live in Austin. The weather is so nice for the majority of the offseason, and it’s easy for us to get out and ride bikes and get on some trails, to walk together as a family. Sometimes I’ll go out for a trail run. We just like to do things outdoors.

I don’t like to see any sucker punches. I do think, in the heat of battle, if you’re getting hit on the hip with 98, then you should be able to go out and see somebody.

It is good to kind of put your pride aside for the betterment of the ball club. We are all on board for that, even if you want to go another inning.

If I have to leave, I don’t want to leave without another ring.

When it comes up with my age, I’m like, let’s just end the conversation there. That’s irrelevant to me. I’ll pitch until I’m 40.

Once I get completely right mechanically and with command, maybe I only use two or three pitches to get through seven innings.

I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that’s where things go awry, and that’s where the walks come in. I’m not giving up many hits, just putting them on base for free.

I like to get the body temperature up, the heart rate up. I’ll do anywhere from 10 to 25 minutes either on a bike, a rower, a StairMaster, or a combination of the three of those. And then I’ll normally run through a 20- to 30-minute session either on the Pilates reformer, the Cadillac, or the Pilates chair.

I’d like to stay in Chicago, but if they don’t want me, somebody will.

You feel everybody has your best interests in mind, but you come to find out that’s not necessarily the case.

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.

It’s something that is very comforting. Just the process of them moving throughout their stages of early childhood. Learning to walk, learning to talk. Reaching out for you for the first hug, telling you they love you.

It’s just a continuous process, trying to work through it, trying find that comfort zone and go from there. That’s kind of where I’m at. I feel pretty good about where I’m at.

We know St. Louis is a great club. They have been for a long time.

I enjoyed my time in Baltimore. I really did. I learned so much.

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.

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.

My flexibility is probably my No. 1 asset. Obviously we need to have a strong shoulder, strong scapula, strong lats, and a durable elbow to have longevity as a pitcher, but being mobile in the hips and flexible in the hamstrings takes so much pressure and stress off of my arm.

The numbers are hard to control.

There are so many things on Twitter, so many mentions, it’s hard to get through all of them.

You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.

Just so many special moments that make you feel incredibly fortunate and grateful to be able to have healthy, beautiful kids. And I’m sure the emotions will continue to change over time, and as I get older, I’ll probably want to yell and scream at them.

That’s why I got into Pilates: because I can reduce the stress and impact in my joints while still being able to increase strength and flexibility, and it’s going to pay dividends.

I try to start every day with some sort of vegetable and fruit juice before I eat any kind of solid food. Because that really jump starts your body and digestive system with the high content of micronutrients that your body needs.

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.

I’ve been through a lot in my career, and the failure that I’ve gone through makes me really appreciate the moments of success much more.

Everyone wants to have a career year, but if I stick to what I’m doing, I like my chances. I’ll be fine.

There are still things I can do better.

I’ve heard players, and I’m talking about some of the best players in the league, question whether I’ve taken steroids or not. Some of the things I hear are pretty funny, and some people are idiots, frankly.

You rarely see any blowout games.

I’ve never had anything to hide.

I’ve always been in good shape. I just sucked early in my career from a statistical perspective.

I’m not really into the statements kind of thing.

There’s so many things running through your mind. If you can formulate a game plan that works for you and allows you to block outside distractions and get to what matters, that’s how the talent is able to come out.

I’ve got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that.

You want to be paid in respect to how your peers are paid.

How many people can do what I do, anyways? A handful of guys?

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.

I care about the integrity of the game.

Sports psychology or mental training has been viewed as a weakness, and I think that’s a pretty silly way to look at it.

Everybody here has the ability to throw a fastball down and away or throw a breaking ball in the dirt for a swing and a miss. But are we able to stay in that moment and understand what we’re trying to accomplish and see it in our mind before we execute and then make the pitch?

What I did before in my career you can pretty much throw out the window. Out of sight, out of mind.