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...
baseball opportunity abundance
I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.
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.
desire trying
What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.
identity streaks
The streak has become my identity; it's who I've become.
baseball kids games
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.
player reality play
The reality is that players can't play forever.
baseball thinking clouds
That's the result of the black cloud on baseball, .. Until it's rid of steroids, people are naturally going to think that.
people keep-going
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.
fall responsibility games
I don't love the idea of the responsibility falling on the manager. That just adds to their in-game responsibility.
baseball jobs player
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.