When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running. Juan Marichal Read Quote
We are all so close. We are godfather to each others’ kids. I was the best man at Jesus’ wedding. Juan Marichal Read Quote
The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger. Juan Marichal Read Quote
If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won’t have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms. Juan Marichal Read Quote
But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him. Juan Marichal Read Quote
My manager said it would more effective against left-handed hitters. It seemed to me that was impossible to do without the high leg kick, which I started that day. Juan Marichal Read Quote
Those days were very tough. All my teammates are white, and it was a different time. I couldn’t go out to eat with the white players; I had to wait until someone brought something out to the bus. We couldn’t stay in the same hotels. Juan Marichal Read Quote