Cal Ripken, Jr. Quotes about Baseball

You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.

You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.

Baseball, Kids, Play

"Cal Ripken, Jr. Looks Back on Hall of Fame Career, Looks Forward with New Book, 'Hothead'". "On the Record" with Martha Maccallum, www.foxnews.com. June 17, 2011.

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.

Baseball, Kids, People

FaceBook post by Cal Ripken Jr from Nov 14, 2012

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.

Baseball, Love You, Games

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.

Baseball, Jobs, Passion

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.

Baseball, Blessed, Thinking

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.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball, Kids, Games

"Cal Ripken, Jr. Looks Back on Hall of Fame Career, Looks Forward with New Book, 'Hothead'". "On the Record" with Martha Maccallum, www.foxnews.com. June 17, 2011.

You can keep going on and on about the interactions of people, which makes it a great drama and great event ,and you'll always hold that special, but if you're looking at a baseball moment, the feeling you get when you win the World Series by far exceeds anything else in the game that you're able to do.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball, Drama, Winning

Interview with Peter Schmuck, www.baltimoresun.com. August 23, 2010.

I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball, Thinking, Games

Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. February 16, 2007.

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.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball, Jobs, Player

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Baseball, Opportunity, Careers

Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. February 16, 2007.

I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things that have come out of that. There has been a drug test policy that was been implemented that got the blessings of both the Players Association and MLB. They are trying to maintain the integrity of this sport and trying to get it back, but that cloud I think will hang over a little longer.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Sports, Baseball, Integrity

Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. February 16, 2007.