The 39+ Rafael Palmeiro Quotes

I'm Very Happy For The Contreras Family. They're Out. Now They've Got A Chance To Experience Life The Way I Did As A Kid. You Know, His Kids Are Going To Have A Real Chance In Life Now, And The Same Way That I Had It.

You Know, My Family Stood For Something That They Believed In, And I Wasn't About To Turn My Back On Them.

I Don't Think Anybody Ever Saw Anybody Taking Anything.

I Don't Think That - You Know, I'm Sure That There's Guys That Are Doing It, Because I'm Sure In Every Sport There's Players Who Want To Get The Edge. But I Think That It's Been Blown Overly - Way More Than Guys Are Using It In Our Game.

The Other Deals With My Life And My Livelihood And My Family And All That I Stand For.

The Tragedy Of All Of This Is That It Happened To Me And It Shouldn't Have Happened. It Ruined My Life And My Career. That's The Tragedy Of This.

With All The Great Products That Are Apparently Out There That Are Undetectable, For Me To Take Something Like That... When People Take Things That Now Aren't Even Being Tested For, Does It Make Any Sense?

Well, You Know, I Left Cuba As A Kid When I Was 6 Years Old Back In 1971.

My Dad Was The Force Behind Me Early On. He Was Just Infatuated With Baseball. He Was The One That Basically Taught Me How To Play The Game. He Gave A Lot Of His Time Working Out With Me, Practicing And Taking Me To A Lot Of Different Games. It Was Hard Work Between Both Of Us.

There's A Lot Of History In Boston And A Lot Of History, Obviously, In New York With All The Championships.

I'm Not Going To Say What Was Being Used In The Clubhouse; Whatever Happens In The Clubhouse Stays In The Clubhouse. But It Was Not Like It Was In Your Face

To Snap My Fingers And Let It Go Away. Even If It Takes The 3,000th Hit With It, Just Let It All Go Away