Really, anyone can learn how to fly. If you can drive a bus, you can fly an airplane. Cory Lidle Read Quote
Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you’re up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly. Cory Lidle Read Quote
I want to win as much as anybody. But what am I supposed to do? Go cry in my apartment for the next two weeks? Cory Lidle Read Quote
If I don’t make the team out of spring training, I’ll keep a good attitude. I’ll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues. Cory Lidle Read Quote
I’ve learned over the years that it doesn’t matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything. Cory Lidle Read Quote
On the days I’m pitching, it’s almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100%. Cory Lidle Read Quote
I made a lot of good friends in Philadelphia and the last thing that I would want to do is dog anyone in that clubhouse. If I made it sound like that, it was a mistake. Cory Lidle Read Quote
The flying? I’m not worried about it. I’m safe up there. I feel very comfortable with my abilities flying an airplane. Cory Lidle Read Quote
Since the trade, I was just thinking about this day and mentally preparing to not get too excited. I knew I was going to have some extra adrenalin out there so I was really doing what I needed to do just to stay calm, you know, just try not to do too much. Cory Lidle Read Quote
