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" I'm the kind of person that if I try to throw it hard, it doesn't come out as good. So my whole thought process is to stay smooth, stay on top of the ball, and just get my hand out in front. "
Jacob deGrom
Try
Good
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" This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it. "
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" You'll hear 'Hippie,' or, 'Get a haircut.' I like it. I think it's funny because they think we've never heard that before. So, like, good one. "
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" I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it. "
Jacob deGrom
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Face
" My approach every game is to try to keep the ball down and get ground ball outs. "
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Ball
" I think in high school and college, you don't really know what your routine is going to be; you're still trying to come up with it. "
Jacob deGrom
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" I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble. "
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" Whenever we had career day at elementary school, and we could dress up like what you wanted to be, when I got on stage, mine was playing major league baseball. "
Jacob deGrom
Dress
You
School
" There's been a couple of guys who have gotten me. I used to say Adrian Gonzalez. He's a good lefty hitter; he's hit a few home runs off of me. They were a couple of mistakes, so if you make your pitches, you're more likely to have a better outcome. "
Jacob deGrom
You
Better
Good
" Play a little light catch and only some short sprints for me. Then on the day-of, it's just getting loosened up and ready to go out there and pitch. "
Jacob deGrom
Go
Me
Play
" When I'm sleeping, if it gets in my face, sometimes it'll wake me up. "
Jacob deGrom
Face
Sleeping
Wake
" You're going to work out and try to maintain the strength you gain in the offseason, and then you work to gain after the season is over. "
Jacob deGrom
Over
You
Work
" I actually had a buzz cut all the way to my junior year in college. I would just buzz my head with a one-guard all over, and then I started growing it out. When I had Tommy John, that was the last time it was buzzed. I've grown it ever since then. "
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" We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause. "
Jacob deGrom
Know
Good
Fun
" You never want to see a guy struggle. And we've all struggled. It's part of the game. "
Jacob deGrom
Game
See
Struggle
" I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me. "
Jacob deGrom
Giving Up
See
Me
" I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there. "
Jacob deGrom
You
Think
Thankful
" When I'm away from the field, I show a little more emotion and stuff. "
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Away
Emotion
" The offseason is when you try to gain strength. You have 162 games during the year, so you've got to pick and choose the times work out. "
Jacob deGrom
Work
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Games
" When you have your best stuff, it's a lot easier to pitch. "
Jacob deGrom
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Your
You
" I would say I stay pretty calm. Don't let the game get too fast on me. I try to keep my emotions in check, I guess, so I don't show that anything fazes me out there. And I try to take it one pitch at a time. "
Jacob deGrom
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" Look good, feel good, play good. "
Jacob deGrom
Look
Play
Feel Good
" Normally when I look at stuff, I try to look at the good things. When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those. "
Jacob deGrom
See
Try
Look
" When I watch video, I try to watch the good starts so I can see how my mechanics are in those. Every once in a while, I'll look at video starts that I struggled, and sometimes in those, there is no mechanical problems; it's just, didn't have good stuff that day. "
Jacob deGrom
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Day
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