It appeared by the way we were playing that we were the best team and would win this tournament, which makes it even harder for the players to understand or accept. We did our best. They did better. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We all knew coming in that this was a team of experience. But it's one thing to have experience and it's another thing to use it, to make it enrich your performance. That's what these players did. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We thought throughout the season we had a championship-caliber team, but I know you can't be national champion without the right things happening, and they did in this case. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We're looking forward to honoring the players from the past who made this program what it is today, ... Our fans should expect the total package they find at Round Rock (site of Dell Diamond) and other nice stadiums. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We look at fall practice as an introduction to the personalities on our team and a way to get to know the people involved. We are also not trying to defend the National Championship, but instead going out and playing the game, which is a lot easier said than done. We are talking to the players about the importance of enjoying the process without feeling the external pressures of trying to live up to something. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We think he's going to be OK. It would make sense to go in the same order. But maybe we won't be able to. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
He says he's enjoying watching it on TV. That doesn't mean they won't. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
I know we feel an added level of responsibility, and it's important for us not to let that convert into pressure. You can't perform better because Roger Clemens went here, but you certainly can be criticized for not having a Roger Clemens on your pitching staff. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
You want to win everything along the way, because that buys you 24 hours of peace, but the national championship is the goal for this program. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
[The stadium's condition] has had more of a negative effect on fans, ... It's not had a negative effect on players' opportunity. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
I'm looking forward to updating computer systems and video areas, ... So much can be done in terms of player development with today's technology, such as analyzing hitting strokes. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We don't have any expectations. Other people see us as No. 1 or whatever, and that's their opinion. The question is: Will the players fall victim to trying to live up to it? We have the same right to fail as any other team, regardless of the past. We're going to play to have fun and play with energy. The fun comes out when you develop expectations. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We have a lot of new players that have a chance to make important contributions. We're just getting ready to take the journey. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
Obviously, the expectation levels are always high, and they are again. So, we'll just get ready to take the journey. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
Rice's pitching staff fell apart the year after they won the national championship. You just don't know until the season starts. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We've run into a team that is extremely well prepared and very capable. This isn't so much a fact that we're not any good, it's more about the fact that, hey, they're pretty brilliant right now. This is good stuff that they're doing. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
When we won our first national title at Cal-State Fullerton in 1979, it wasn't even filmed. You can't find a foot of film of that game. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
It's been a fascinating and amazing journey for college baseball. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
There's a much higher risk factor. You better work hard to be the best, so you can survive. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
We didn't like it very much. It has to be acceptable, because it happened. All we can do is move on from here. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0
The question is, as a result [of the win], do we lose our ability to keep our focus or do we stay committed to the details? I know [the team can stay committed]. Augie Garrido More Augie Garrido Quotes 0