Top 22 Quotes & Sayings by Dontrelle Willis

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Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Dontrelle Wayne Willis, nicknamed "The D-Train", is an American former left-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Willis was notable for his success during his first few years in the major leagues and for his unconventional pitching style, which included a high leg kick and exaggerated twisting away from the batter. He was named the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year.

American - Athlete | Born: January 12, 1982

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I feel I let my team down today. My heart is bleeding for everybody else. I felt like I should have gotten it done today. That's how it is. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.

Dontrelle Willis

Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.

Dontrelle Willis

I want to be a traveling circus in that big-league uniform, like everybody else.

Dontrelle Willis

The sun shines on everybody. You've got to keep believing.

Dontrelle Willis

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

Dontrelle Willis

I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.

Dontrelle Willis

Whatever I can do to win, I'll do it, even if I have to get hit by a pitch, whatever it takes.

Dontrelle Willis

It's not about the money for me.

Dontrelle Willis

I know about having days off. They can be helpful sometimes, especially late in the year. It's just key to go out there and establish early, especially in this park where they can put up some crooked numbers early.

Dontrelle Willis

As far as the anxiety, I have no idea about it. I don't feel like I have any nervousness out there. I'm just a guy who really cares about being competitive and that's the bottom line.

Dontrelle Willis

I'm not a conventional guy. I've never been a conventional guy.

Dontrelle Willis

I love what I do. I'm appreciative and I'm still competitive. I still love baseball, but it doesn't consume me. If I can't do it anymore, then I go home and do something else. It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of your career.

Dontrelle Willis

I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it.

Dontrelle Willis

If I give up nine runs on nine hits, I tip my hat.

Dontrelle Willis

I hope that more [African-Americans] decide to play after seeing the things that I was able to accomplish; not only myself, but other African-American players. Hopefully, they pick up a bat and a ball and go out there and play.

Dontrelle Willis

I just want to throw strikes. If I can't throw strikes, I'm worthless.

Dontrelle Willis

I'm a happy-go-lucky guy.

Dontrelle Willis

Keep winning and get to the postseason, I won 20 games and they just dumped one beer on my head. It feels good because I'm helping my team win.

Dontrelle Willis