Cal Ripken
Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken Jr., nicknamed "The Iron Man", is an American former baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Baltimore Orioles. One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American LeagueMost Valuable Player. Ripken is best known for...
break conclusion sort
I never set out to do this; I never set out to say, 'Can I break this record?' Then all of a sudden, the preparations made for the celebration put pressure on me. I said, 'Okay, I have to get there.' After 2,130, there was sort of a realization it was a foregone conclusion you're going to play tomorrow.
criticism game learn listen might people player understand
You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not be as accomplished, might not understand the game as well from the inside-out.
job park player ready
Your job as a baseball player is to come to the park ready to play every day, and the manager, it's his job to make those decisions about who plays.
kids parent support
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.
thinking people helping
I am driven by what you are able to accomplish and how you are able to help some people. I go about it each and every day, sometimes I think I say yes too much and I am too busy in my life.
In the end of the day, I feel pretty good about the contributions you can make.
nice real thinking
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.
september excitement moments
There are so many great moments in Yankee Stadium. There is nothing better or no better place better to compete when you are good and the Yankees are good and you are playing a big series in September in Yankee Stadium, four game series, there is no greater excitement anywhere than the Yankee Stadium.
quality admire
There is somebody in our lives that we could call the Energizer Bunny and we admire for those qualities.
long three lines
As long as I can compete, I won't quit. Reaching three-thousand is not the finish line as long as I can contribute.
hands games focus
My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.
desire trying
What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.
careers shapes wanted
Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape.
identity streaks
The streak has become my identity; it's who I've become.