Best 29 quotes of Mariano Rivera on MyQuotes

Baseball was just the avenue that the Lord used so I can provide for my family.

Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.

Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.

Ever since I was a little kid, I was competitive.

Fishing is a hard job. Fishing at night. Rain. Day, night. You have to be wise and smart. And quick.

From my father's side I got the strength, the mental toughness, the heart, the courage.

God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.

I always take time for somebody who wants to talk to me.

I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts.

I don't feel invincible because I'm human.

I don't just think regular season. I think playoffs. World Series. That's how I think.

If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.

I get over bad games right away. Sometimes I've let it go even before I've left the mound. That quick. Why? Because it's over. What can you do about it? Nothing. The only thing you can do is fight if you're still in the game. After that you can do nothing.

I know, it's amazing, but I never feel like I have done anything. When people say that, it makes me uncomfortable because I'm not that kind of person. I just go out there and try to do my job.

I learned early in my life that sometimes I'm going to lose. I don't like it, but I accept it, meaning that I understand it's going to happen. But I don't see it like defeat; I see it like a learning process. Then if there's nothing to learn, I move on.

I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.

I'm human -- all I do is try to do my job. When I don't do it, the way it happened today, it's out of my control. He put the ball in play and it happened to find a hole. I wish I could take it back, but I can't. You move on.

I miss everything that makes up Panama. I don't have a preference. I love my country.

I'm not used to seeing the ball go wherever she wants. As a pitcher, I like to be - I don't want to say perfect, but I want to know what the ball is going to do.

I'm telling you, God loves a lot of people.

I never give up. If you beat me, you have to beat me one, three, four, five times, and I still don't give up.

I see the hitter when he's moved in the box, like when he's moved closer to the plate or changed his stance. I see when the batter has moved his feet, and then I make my own adjustment.

I think God gave talent to different people in different areas.

I think the good Lord is a Yankee.

My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.

New York has been a blessing for me and my family.

That's the game of baseball - amazing things happen.

You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.

I am convinced that being fully committed to the moment, without any worries about the past or projections into the future, is the best attribute a closer can have. You wonder why the shelf life of so many short relievers is, well, so short? Why guys can be unhittable for a year or two and then disappear? It's because it takes a ton of concentration, and self-belief, to stay in the moment in this way and not let the highs and lows mess with your psyche.