Quotes by Miguel Olivo

“I missed the sign, it was my fault,”

“It worked out for the best.”

“It was cracked a little bit ... I just finished it. Its hard when youre hitting the ball well and the hits dont come.”

“I have all of my confidence back. The manager gives me an opportunity to play. He trusts me. I feel like Im part of the team. I feel so comfortable. I needed something. I needed new faces, a new team. Im glad Im here.”

“[He was batting .151 for the Mariners, and the harder he worked, the worse he fared.] I lost all of my confidence in Seattle, ... even though I worked my (rear end) off every day on hitting, blocking, receiving – everything.”

“[Olivo praised Padres hitting coach Dave Magadan, who, as a minor league instructor, had given Olivo good grades when the 6-foot, 220-pounder was hitting line drives up the middle for Chicagos Double-A club.] Here, the hitting coach said see the ball and hit it, and swing how you want to, ... Thats what Im doing now.”

“My dream is to play every day for a winning club, ... This is my chance to show what I can do. But Ramon Hernandez is the man here.”

“I try not to think about the future,”

“Oh, no, I will never complain about that. Ramon is a great catcher. It is his job. I was just holding it for him until he came back.”

“Ive known Ramon since we were in Oakland together after I signed with the As,”