Some thoughts passed along by Buster Olney on the Attitude of C.C. Sabathia:
C.C. Sabathia would breakdown & cry on the mound in grade school. His mom would stand outside the dugout & point whenever he would do that, & tell him to go home.
He was a sophomore in H.S. 6’8 250 lbs. The best at every sport. His mother keeps him out of basketball because he got a C in Spanish.
He gets traded to play for the Brewers & he wants to pitch on 3 days rest, because his team is in the playoff hunt. His agent calls Management & pleads for him not to pitch. C.C. calls agent & says “NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. Now let me take you to dinner.”