Jason Giambi's Quotes

No matter what players say or people say, you want to be liked and appreciated, even if you've had a downfall.

As a younger player, you always kind of play with that fear of failure.

I can't get into specifics. Someday, hopefully, I'll be able to.

I had fun coming every day and playing in front of a packed house - it was exciting.

I know my swing is going to be there. I don't need 600 swings in the cage; I know where it's at.

I'm still playing the game, having a great time.

I've learned that you have to take responsibility for yourself in this game and lead yourself through it.

The biggest thing as I have gotten older is the calmness that's come over me.

You get to the plate and nothing is going through your mind. You see the ball, you see the seams.

This game, it seems when you play it the best, is when you're not really thinking a lot and just reacting and keeping it at its simplest point - just see it and hit it.

All the drawings and sketches and clothes of Yves Saint Laurent in the '70s were so colorful, so bright.

I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer.

I don't want to be too 'classic' because it's not in the DNA of Gucci. You need to be a little bit provocative.

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist.

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

I grew up in Rome, in actually what I would say was a liberal, open-minded family. My father was an architect and my mother was a teacher of art history, so it was sort of intellectual, and maybe a bit much for me when I was a child.

I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I've since continued to collect music. As you know, vinyl records can be very heavy, so every time I have to move into a new house, I need to build a complete new wall of shelves to put all these records, which is a nightmare for the architect.

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was watching.

My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.

The idea of 'ferie,' or summer break, is a long tradition of which all Italians, including myself, participate. It's a time to relax, reflect and recharge.

When I joined Gucci in 2002, I immediately wanted to make a research trip into the archives because I'd heard about how incredible they were, but I never had the opportunity to visit them.