Rafael Palmeiro Quotes - Page 2

With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take something like that... when people take things that now aren't even being tested for, does it make any sense?

Well, you know, I left Cuba as a kid when I was 6 years old back in 1971.

My dad was the force behind me early on. He was just infatuated with baseball. He was the one that basically taught me how to play the game. He gave a lot of his time working out with me, practicing and taking me to a lot of different games. It was hard work between both of us.

There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.

I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game.

I don't think anybody ever saw anybody taking anything.

You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them.

I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.

But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.

When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.

I don't know what else I can say. I have never taken steroids. For people who think I took steroids intentionally, I'm never going to convince them. But I hope the voters judge my career fairly and don't look at one mistake.

They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion

I have never used steroids. Period.