Quotes from Rafael Palmeiro


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


I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it.


I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level.


My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.


The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.


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


Three thousand, it's just a number. It's just a game.


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


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


You just want to be able to have a nice career and make a living at it.


I love baseball, and the door remains open.


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 respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.


I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat.


I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.


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.


My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.


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.


You know, when you first come up, and you get called up to the big leagues, all you want to do is just, you just want to have a career, a nice career. You want to make a living at it.


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