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> [I stayed attached to baseball through the kids and through minor league baseball, and I'm very satisfied with the schedule it allows me to have, which means I'm home until my kids go off to college. I value that time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-stayed-attached-to-baseball-through-the-kids-and-through-minor/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/cal-ripken-jr-8454_attached_i-stayed-attached-to-baseball-through-th_2250998.png)

## More by Cal Ripken, Jr

> [Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/whether-it-was-little-league-or-playing-with-your-brothers-or-sisters/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-lived-the-baseball-life-as-a-kid-with-my-dad-in-it-and-i-lived-the/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I've been asked to interview for many managing jobs, and I never said yes because I was never serious about it, and I thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-ve-been-asked-to-interview-for-many-managing-jobs-and-i-never-said/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/you-could-be-a-kid-for-as-long-as-you-want-when-you-play-baseball/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [You don't project yourself in the Hall of Fame as a player. It's only during that five-year period where people start asking about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/you-don-t-project-yourself-in-the-hall-of-fame-as-a-player-it-s-only/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I never understood that when I heard people retire - they said they missed being around the guys. I don't have a need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-never-understood-that-when-i-heard-people-retire-they-said-they/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-take-pride-in-the-fact-that-you-are-able-to-make-some-good/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/your-job-as-a-baseball-player-is-to-come-to-the-park-ready-to-play/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-d-like-to-be-remembered-i-d-like-to-think-that-someday-two-guys/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/you-learn-as-a-player-not-to-listen-to-the-criticism-many-of-the/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [The reality is that players can't play forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/the-reality-is-that-players-can-t-play-forever/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/i-think-nick-markakis-is-a-perennial-all-star-and-nobody-knows-about/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [There are so many great moments in Yankee Stadium. There is nothing better or no better place better to compete when you are good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/there-are-so-many-great-moments-in-yankee-stadium-there-is-nothing/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [Ultimately, at the end of the day, you couldn't say you were better than the other person because you knew you had a secret.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/ultimately-at-the-end-of-the-day-you-couldn-t-say-you-were-better/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

> [Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/different-styles-work-for-different-guys-if-you-can-handle-shortstop/)

[Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/)

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