Three thousand hits is something that should stand for itself. Rod Carew More Quotes by Rod Carew More Quotes From Rod Carew To me, I was just doing my job when I took the field, but to understand how close I came to death, I now realize what God has given me when he brought me into this world; he knew what he was doing. Rod Carew megoddeathworld I never liked talking about myself or my background because I hated bringing back bad memories. And sometimes when I talked, it would come out the wrong way, and I'd look like a jerk. That's why I became an enigma to people. Rod Carew myselflookmemoriespeople My job has usually been to get on base so others can drive me in. Rod Carew othersdrivejobme Back when I first came up with the Twins as a second baseman, Billy worked with me on my fielding, on playing the game, on being heads-up, hustling, always doing my best, not alibiing. And when he was the Twins' manager, I enjoyed playing for him. Rod Carew doingbestgameme You've got to have one of those guys on your ball club that, when you have runners on scoring position, you know that guy is going to drive the ball and put the ball in play and pick them up. Rod Carew yourdriveknowyou Here I am, a black man with a white man's heart. In the end, that's what God wants us to do. He wants us to help, and he wants us to share. Rod Carew i-ammangodheart Tell your friends to get their hearts checked. Rod Carew yourgettellfriends I'm more conscious of where the outfielders are playing when I'm on base, and I don't take such wide turns anymore running around the bases. I'm still learning. Rod Carew playingmorewherelearning If you didn't know Fred Claire, you didn't know anyone. Rod Carew fredanyoneknowyou
