I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003. David Cone baseballdrafthigh Change image and share on social
I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance. David Cone athletebatcare Change image and share on social
Part of what makes you great as a young player can hurt you at the end of your career, in terms of you need a certain amount of ego, a certain amount of arrogance to be able to play well and to push yourself and trick yourself into thinking you're better than you really are. David Cone amountarrogancecareer share on social
I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it. David Cone changeupmartinezpedro Change image and share on social
I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room. David Cone comebackgamehandle share on social
My buddy David Wells is a big motorcycle guy, so when I go visit him in San Diego, he takes me out on his bike. He's got some antique Indians. I never really rode during my career, because I was afraid I'd fall off and ruin my career. David Cone afraidantiquebig share on social
I'm a finesse pitcher without the finesse. David Cone finessepitcher Change image and share on social
We charted individual pitches by hand, so I had that data from game to game, but from year to year, I didn't really have that data, because a lot of times it was discarded. David Cone chartdatumdiscard Change image and share on social
I guess it kind of stemmed from my father. He was a union guy working for the meat plant down in Kansas City. He was a union guy, and I guess it was just in my blood. David Cone bloodcityfather Change image and share on social
