Regardless of what you want to call it, guys need some type of spirituality they can grab onto. If it's Christianity, which is a very structured approach, or if it's something that's a little more open-ended... like, Zen's something you can make yourself a part of. You can interpret it for yourself, like Taoism and stuff like that.
Barry ZitoI view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.
Barry ZitoI need to have perspective. That's one of the big things former players told me, to not try to live up to anything, just live up to yourself.
Barry ZitoWhen I'm doing well, it's like I'm in a nice little ballet. Everything is going slow all around me. It's very peaceful.
Barry Zito