Tuesday, March 02, 2004
COMING TO THE SOX
The following is great stuff from Paul Hagen and the Philadelphia Daily News from the mouth of Curt Schilling.
"That was a huge part of the attraction," he said. "I assessed the potential teams, all the pros and cons. And the Red Sox had one thing that no other team could offer. Instead of looking at it as a negative, I looked at it as a positive. The chance to step up and help this team (win) the World Series for the first time in 86 years.
"I've established myself by being at my best when it's on the line. People say I like the attention. It's not that. It's that I like to succeed when it's do or die. I went after it harder this winter than I've ever gone after it before, because it's the first time I've been in a win-or-else situation. We're not allowed to lose. And I love that."
"If we lose, it's really going to suck. Because these fans have welcomed me with open arms," he said. "I know as soon as I don't do as well as they expect they're going to be all over me. But that's all right, too.
"It's different here. It truly is. There are whole generations of fans, from children to their grandparents. It's like another element, another set of eyes watching you all the time."
The following is great stuff from Paul Hagen and the Philadelphia Daily News from the mouth of Curt Schilling.
"That was a huge part of the attraction," he said. "I assessed the potential teams, all the pros and cons. And the Red Sox had one thing that no other team could offer. Instead of looking at it as a negative, I looked at it as a positive. The chance to step up and help this team (win) the World Series for the first time in 86 years.
"I've established myself by being at my best when it's on the line. People say I like the attention. It's not that. It's that I like to succeed when it's do or die. I went after it harder this winter than I've ever gone after it before, because it's the first time I've been in a win-or-else situation. We're not allowed to lose. And I love that."
"If we lose, it's really going to suck. Because these fans have welcomed me with open arms," he said. "I know as soon as I don't do as well as they expect they're going to be all over me. But that's all right, too.
"It's different here. It truly is. There are whole generations of fans, from children to their grandparents. It's like another element, another set of eyes watching you all the time."
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