Barry Larkin Professions : Athlete Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Barry Larkin What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. Barry Larkin realize because fundamentals people What people don't realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. The sensationalism has taken over the professionalism. Barry Larkin realize over professionalism people I think every player wants to be acknowledged for what they have done. I think every player eligible for the Hall Of Fame feels that the ultimate validation is enshrinement. Barry Larkin i-think think done fame I love boxing. I like to see the strategizing. Watching the warriors go to work. I like that struggle, going out there and fighting. Barry Larkin fighting struggle work love I have a love for Shea Stadium and its fans. I had so much fun with the fans. Yeah, they booed me. I was like, 'I know, I know.' Barry Larkin know me fun love I see it as a responsibility of mine to teach others. Barry Larkin mine see teach responsibility If you can prove a guy did cheat, then I don't believe he belongs. I don't believe that there are any guys that did cheat, in that respect, that are in the Hall of Fame. So I think opening up the doors to guys that admittedly cheated or are proven that they did cheat, it kills the integrity of what the Hall of Fame stands for. Barry Larkin you respect integrity believe I remember playing on pretty much an all-minority youth team and going to some of the tournaments north of Cincinnati and not being able to stay with host families where all the other teams were staying with host families. Barry Larkin stay youth team remember The stance I took was there is no room for racial bias anywhere in sports. I believe that was basically all I said about it. Certainly I was cast as an abolitionist. Death threats came. Hate mail came. Barry Larkin hate sports believe death My message to a lot of guys is, if you like school and you like education, baseball is gonna be there, and you can get some of the same great competition in college that you do in the low minor leagues. Barry Larkin great you competition education I wanted to go to college and play football. Barry Larkin go college play football I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been. Barry Larkin me you football long I'm glad that I just played baseball, because I'm sure I had a much longer baseball career than I would've had a football career. I did miss football, but I didn't miss some of the injuries from football. Barry Larkin injuries career baseball football Similar Authors Brian Urlacher athlete Brendan Brazier athlete Bill Rodgers athlete Aimee Mullins athlete Ivana Trump athlete Adam Goucher athlete All Authors
