Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose -… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I was always compared to the Energizer Bunny in my consecutive game streak because every day I showed up and went to… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't love the idea of the responsibility falling on the manager. That just adds to their in-game responsibility. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
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… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
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,… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I never understood that when I heard people retire - they said they missed being around the guys. I don't have a need to… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I take pride in the fact that you are able to make some good contributions to the sport at certain times. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
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… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
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… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
You learn as a player not to listen to the criticism. Many of the people who put out that criticism might not be as… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
There are so many great moments in Yankee Stadium. There is nothing better or no better place better to compete when you are good… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
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.… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup. — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
