Patrick Mahomes Quotes

I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby.

When I played, I didn't have the strongest arm, and in a game, I never threw it as hard as I could, either.

There's got to be a fine line where I can find I'm still throwing the ball how I usually throw it, but it's able to dive down after a certain height and get to the guy.

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.

When you throw the ball 50 times, there are going to be some that are inaccurate.

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

I've got a quick release and I can throw the ball accurately as long as I bring my feet with me.

I have to make those tight-window throws, and trying to make those plays is the reason I have had success.

I'm making throws where I don't have to second guess, putting the ball where it needs to be, and when I'm making each throw, there's no grabbing or pulling in there, and it feels comfortable and fluid.

I've spent years trying to time up my drops with my throws. You learn to listen to your feet and trust your positions.

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it.

Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smokey Joe Wood.

It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.

When I'm out there, you just have to react. That's why you work on those throws. When you're in the moment, you can't think to yourself, 'How do I get this to go 47 yards and be 2 yards inside the sideline?'

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs.

All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock.

Long Toss! Far and away themost important drill for strengthening my arm.

Touch is more important than arm strength. You want to really allow the receiver to run underneath the throw. It'll give you a little margin for error if you undershoot it a bit.

When you're throwing the football the way you want to, you're not thinking about it. You're not thinking about your drop or your release point or the trajectory or where your feet are. It's just coming off your hand exactly the way you want it to, fluid and confident.

I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope.

I'm at a point where there isn't any wasted movement in the throwing motion. Everything is consistent and smooth. When I first got into the league, I held the ball really high. That was the standard in college, and it messed up my timing a little bit - the draw, bringing it back, then the release.

My curveball is a C-.

You have to always work on your batting as you are never perfect. I am working on my batting every day and trying to perfect a few shots that will help me score all around the world.

When I throw a dart, even when I'm looking I know if I've missed or hit as soon as I release the dart.