I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids. Cal Ripken, Jr. More Quotes by Cal Ripken, Jr. More Quotes From Cal Ripken, Jr. Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow. Cal Ripken, Jr. gamestryingtoday Leadership isn't about simply being in charge and treating your people like soldiers and barking orders. Leadership is sharing your knowledge and your direction so that others grow and reach their potential. Cal Ripken, Jr. soldierorderpeople You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballplaykids If you do a job, do it right or there is no point. Cal Ripken, Jr. no-pointleadershipjobs I've felt some great feelings on the baseball field... in front of 50,000 people and millions on TV... but the feeling you get when you give a kid a chance, that is a hundred times greater than that feeling. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballkidspeople As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Cal Ripken, Jr. quittingi-canlong I didn’t just show up Cal Ripken, Jr. showssaidsometimes All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day. Cal Ripken, Jr. wellsefforttrying A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard. Cal Ripken, Jr. adversitypastthinking Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me. Cal Ripken, Jr. inspiringmotivationalsports Whether your name is (Lou) Gehrig or (Cal) Ripken, (Joe) DiMaggio or (Jackie) Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballgameslove-you Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention. Cal Ripken, Jr. sportsmanshipattentionthinking The best thing you can do in the whole world is to play baseball. That's a lucky job... The passion for baseball is always going to be there. Cal Ripken, Jr. passionbaseballjobs When things happen to you in the worst way, you live with it, you go over it, you think, 'What else could I have done? Cal Ripken, Jr. donewaythinking I was always compared to the Energizer Bunny in my consecutive game streak because every day I showed up and went to work and they said he keeps going and going and going, but a lot of people do that. Cal Ripken, Jr. bunniesgamespeople So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long. Cal Ripken, Jr. baseballblessedthinking I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing. Cal Ripken, Jr. teammateresponsibilitygames I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say something like, 'Yeah, he's a good shortstop, but he's not as good as ole Ripken was.' Cal Ripken, Jr. talkingtwothinking Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup. Cal Ripken, Jr. styleteamguy What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life. Cal Ripken, Jr. things-in-lifedesiretrying
