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At first I thought sixty-one was something special. The sixty-one was something that reminded me of Mark. He hit sixty-one and sixty-two against us. Then I got sixty-two. It was something unbelievable. I couldn't believe what I was doing. I couldn't believe what was happening." - Sammy Sosa
"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business." - Sammy Sosa
"Everyone knows that what happened to me is great, but at the other side I care about winning. I care about the team and the situation right now." - Sammy Sosa
"I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine." - Sammy Sosa
"I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us." - Sammy Sosa
"I'm not even thinking about passing McGwire. The season will be over September twenty-seventh. Mark will go home, and I will go to the playoffs." - Sammy Sosa
"I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break." - Sammy Sosa
"I'm not thinking about that, but I'm not going to lie to you - I'm having a good time." - Sammy Sosa
"I'm real happy my name is in the record book, but it means nothing because we lost." - Sammy Sosa
"I'm seeing the ball well. I'm not trying for home runs. I'm trying to hit to right field more. When I do that, the home run comes." - Sammy Sosa
"I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing." - Sammy Sosa
"It's going to be unbelievable, you know. There's going to be a lot of people cheering for Mark McGwire and me. And, hey, we'll see how it goes." - Sammy Sosa
"Mark McGwire is thirty-four years old. I'm twenty-nine. He's probably a little bit tired and I'm just having some fun." - Sammy Sosa
"My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs." - Sammy Sosa
"To tell the truth, I never think about a homer. I'm just thinking of the situation and what I've got to do when I go to the plate." - Sammy Sosa
"When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs." - Sammy Sosa
"You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it." - Sammy Sosa
"You never know what can happen. We both have a lot of chances to break it. I'm not thinking about breaking it." - Sammy Sosa
