My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

- Dwight Gooden

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

- 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

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

He makes it look easy. You wish there was another league he could get called up to.

- 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 care how much money he (Frank Viola) makes. He can have my locker, I'll take him to all the best restaurants and show him New York. He can ev…

- Dwight Gooden

I love the fans and I appreciate how much they care for me.

- Dwight Gooden