Bernie Williams
Bernie Williams
Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr.is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseballwith the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 September 1968
CitySan Juan, PR
retire
I really wanted to retire as a Yankee.
bottom came kept straight
I went straight to the bottom and it circled around and came back and it kept going around in circles.
expect hard supposed
It's very hard to always expect to do the things we're supposed to do as a team,
carried mistake stepped
They have stepped up. Make no mistake about it, Robby and Wang have carried us at times, ... Without them, we are not in this position.
hoping redeem
I was hoping that I could do something to redeem myself.
catch feeling good jumps loose pumped somebody throw took
I was feeling loose and relaxed, took some good jumps on balls. I was able to make a catch and throw somebody out, which I was very pumped about.
act fans game hopefully last reminds treat
This reminds me of '98, ... Hopefully (today) will not be my last game here. I don't take any day I come here for granted, and I never have. But I don't want to treat this game like it's my last, and I don't want the fans to act any differently.
experience might team year
This year might be more of a challenge, every day, with different roles. I think I have enough experience with this team that I can help.
matter people
With this club, it doesn't matter where you hit. You're going to have people on base, one through nine.
reflect today
Today is a day to reflect upon our season. The day will come when I will have to make a decision, but that isn't today.
ball beat bit body frustrated ground hitting longer maybe might notice period presented react takes third time
There are some things that you notice, and some things that you really need to be presented with to really notice them. Like maybe hitting a ground ball to third base, a chopper or something like that, something that you might beat out when you were younger. Maybe it takes you a little bit longer to get to first base. That half-step might not be there. I think there is a period of time when you get frustrated because your body doesn't react the way you want it to for a while.
baseball gloves want
I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not want to put it down.
jobs play ability
My job is to make myself available to play to the best of my ability. Mentally, I've got to stay ready to play every day.
running reality years
I had a good run here, fifteen years. That's a great run. I'm not saying that I'm done in center field - if I could play there forever, I would. But I know that's not reality, so I'm happy.