I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college. Cal Ripken, Jr. More Quotes by Cal Ripken, Jr. More Quotes From Cal Ripken, Jr. We consider ourselves the luckiest fans on the face of the Earth. Cal Ripken, Jr. fansearthsports You can keep going on and on about the interactions of people, which makes it a great drama and great event ,and you'll always hold that special, but if you're looking at a baseball moment, the feeling you get when you win the World Series by far exceeds anything else in the game that you're able to do. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballwinningdrama I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballgameskids My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand. Cal Ripken, Jr. focusgameshands Each and every day had its challenges. Cal Ripken, Jr. challenges By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series. Cal Ripken, Jr. careersleagueworld Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape. Cal Ripken, Jr. shapescareerswanted As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute. Cal Ripken, Jr. linesthreelong I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point. Cal Ripken, Jr. nicecareersthinking The last thing you want to do is go down in the history of All-Star game competition as the only injury (his nose was broken by Roberto Hernandez) sustained during the team picture. Cal Ripken, Jr. teamstarsgames There is a feeling when you are in Yankee Stadium that it is a very sacred ground you are walking on and you know you had the same feelings that other great players have had in other eras that played right there on that field. Cal Ripken, Jr. yankee-stadiumyankeesplayer I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is. Cal Ripken, Jr. starspeoplethinking I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballgamesthinking I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was. Cal Ripken, Jr. playerbaseballjobs If you really think about it, the stadium can't last forever. There is going to have to come a time when it replaces. Cal Ripken, Jr. lastsforeverthinking There is somebody in our lives that we could call the Energizer Bunny and we admire for those qualities. Cal Ripken, Jr. bunniesadmirequality I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there. Cal Ripken, Jr. careersbaseballopportunity Disadvantaged kids many times don't have the support network that we all have. I know how important my parents were in my life and many of these kids don't have that support network. Cal Ripken, Jr. supportparentkids In the end of the day, I feel pretty good about the contributions you can make. Cal Ripken, Jr. the-end-of-the-dayendsfeels A lot of people have been telling me that I was going to be in the Hall of Fame and those are nice words and I try not to think about it, but when the call came, it made it real. It was a pretty darned good feeling. Cal Ripken, Jr. nicerealthinking
