Daniel Bard

The pressure does, which in a way is what makes it fun.

It makes it very stressful at times.

But I would just have to constantly remind myself like,

Man, just enjoy this.

Again, no matter how good you're doing right now, you shouldn't even be here in a way.

So that always helped me.

I would use it even right before going into a game.

I'd be warming up in the bullpen for a save in Dodger Stadium, right?

And that place is rocking, and we're up by one.

I could feel my... You're always amped up, right?

You always got butterflies in a good way, even when things are good.

But you feel those, what if I blow this?

That extra pressure starts to creep in and I would go...

Just stop.

Just enjoy.

The thing I would say to myself was, how many of my buddies growing up, my teammates in high school, teammates in college, would give a body part, let's just say.

They would cut something off to do this one time, to go into Dodger Stadium and have a chance to have a save against the Dodgers.

they would give anything.

I get to do this two, three times a week.

It's my job, like as my job, just enjoy it.