"Not here to make friends, I'm here to win games" - Bruce Bochy
“He told us we have champions blood.” — Pence, on the message Bochy gave them
“You know, I’ll die for that man.” — Peavy, talking about Bochy
“It’s a will to win. A will to win. They compete better than anybody in almost any sport. They just keep playing. I can’t explain it.” — Brian Sabean
"We deserve this" Sabean
“Through all the tough times, we said, don’t forget: We’re the best team in the world. You’ve got to believe it.” — Pence.
"The objective is that World Series ring" - Lincecum
Q: "This doesn't happen every year." Posey: "Why not?"
"Let's get back to work and make another run at it" Posey
"You've got to take advantage of each moment you have." Posey
"Let's bring back a ring and have another parade." Cain
"I want to be a champion once again. And if it’s possible, for four more years." - Angel Pagan
"Play for each other not yourself. Win each moment. Win each inning." Pence
"Nobody gave us a chance to win in 2010 and 2012. Everyone thought we'd get beat in the division. We don't care if we don't get talked about. We just care about what we have to do to win."- Bumgarner
"Here, I'm going to keep battling for you. You keep battling for me." - Cain
"That's why we love each other" because they pick each other up - Belt
"Nobody ever has a bad attitude. Everybody wants one goal, and that's to win tonight. Especially these guys who have won before. They know what it takes to win, and they want to win again. To me, it's the perfect balance of having fun and having success." Morse
"This team is 25 warriors" - Morse
“They are cockroaches. You can’t kill them. I’m so proud.” — Sabean
“Honestly, we just know how to win. We know how to win in this type of situation. It seems like we do all the little things right and it adds up.” — Belt
"I don’t think you can ever be too happy playing baseball." - Pence
"We all believe in ourselves. It's like a family here." - Bumgarner
“He was one of the few high school pitchers I had ever seen pitch inside. I thought at the time that he wasn’t afraid of much, and I don’t think that’s changed. He’s always been fearless. It’s how he was brought up. It’s in his DNA.” — Dick Tidrow (about Bumgarner).
"If you don't believe that [you can win the World Series] going into the year, then you're just wasting your time when you go out there. We all believe in ourselves. It's like a family here. We don't get a whole lot of credit -- actually we don't really get any credit -- from the analysts out there. But we have a lot of guys who know how to win and compete." Bumgarner, after winning 2014 NLCS
“In today’s game, if it’s not, it’s as close as you’re going to get.” — Posey, when asked if the Giants are a dynasty.
“It doesn’t make any difference what anybody else thinks. We’re our own dynasty.” — Sabean, after the World Series.
"You have to be ready to compete," he said. "You can't go up there with a softer mindset." Kelby Tomlinson after his first start.
“Everybody in this locker room should be on the same page, putting egos aside.” Tim Hudson after getting DLed and losing his rotation spot in order for the Giants to activate Mike Leake
“We’re all open to whatever our roles may be. Everyone here has to be that way.” Jake Peavy in reaction to Hudson losing his rotation spot.
"2010's will be known as 'Decade of the Giants'" - ogc in late Aughts
"I respect your thought process and writing. You have been vilified for opinions that have proven out." - commenter regarding my treatment at a prominent Giants board
Plus it should be noted, the whole "Decade of the Giants" thing is likely to end up the greatest sports prediction of all time. by Roger on Nov 13, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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