Quotes by Rafael Palmeiro, page 2

Rafael Palmeiro - cuban athlete

Life period: 1964

It was a hard time, it was something I would love to erase from my memory.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about time, memory, love

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

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about life, career

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.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about parents, communism, reason

The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about life, family

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.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about tragedy, career, life

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

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about history

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.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about opinion, games, history

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

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about games, numbers

Yes, but I you know, it's been such a long time, I'm sure that I've got cousins and uncles that I've never met before, you know, that I've left behind.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about time

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

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about opinion, career

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

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about family

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.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about career

You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about purpose, work