I've done enough wrong on my own, I don't want to get blamed for something I didn't do.

- Dwight Gooden

My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came…

- Dwight Gooden

You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.

- Dwight Gooden

The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep.

- Dwight Gooden

Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in.

- Dwight Gooden

I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked i…

- Dwight Gooden

If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitc…

- Dwight Gooden

I'm glad I don't have to face that guy (Don Mattingly) every day. He has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes o…

- Dwight Gooden

I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan, and try not to get overthrown.

- Dwight Gooden