End Quote by Rod Carew

Three thousand hits is something that should stand for itself.

— Rod Carew

There is a special sensation in getting good wood on the ball and driving a double down the left-field line as the crowd in…

— Rod Carew

The way they dress here (California), your head is always in the stands. All those bikinis, your eyes get tired.

— Rod Carew

I never liked talking about myself or my background because I hated bringing back bad memories. And sometimes when I talked, it would come…

— Rod Carew

When you've learned to believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be. That's because you have the mental edge.

— Rod Carew

Back when I first came up with the Twins as a second baseman, Billy worked with me on my fielding, on playing the game,…

— Rod Carew

I'm more conscious of where the outfielders are playing when I'm on base, and I don't take such wide turns anymore running around the…

— Rod Carew

There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never…

— Rod Carew

Get your heart checked. I've always looked at myself as healthy, but I wasn't.

— Rod Carew

Harmon Killebrew was a gem. I can never thank him enough for all I learned from him. He was a consummate professional who treated…

— Rod Carew

When I was 11, I spent eight months in the hospital with rheumatic fever and almost died.

— Rod Carew

I always felt like I was healthy; I never felt like anything was wrong with me. Until the morning that I had a massive…

— Rod Carew