Rafael Palmeiro Quotes

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

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  Tags in Championship

• But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it’s where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.

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  Tags in Think, Know, Just

• But as far as I’m concerned, I can still play defense.

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  Tags in Play, Defense

• Baseball gets better for whatever reason.

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  Tags in Baseball

• I don’t think anybody ever saw anybody taking anything.

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  Tags in Anybody

• 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.

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  Tags in Sure, Players, Sport

• I don’t see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage.

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  Tags in luggage, Bring

• I don’t know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.

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  Tags in Know, Private

• I have never used steroids. Period.

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  Tags in Steroids

• I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.

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• I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I’ve given everything that I’ve got.

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  Tags in Hope, Career

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

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• I love baseball, and the door remains open.

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  Tags in Baseball

• 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.

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• 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.

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  Tags in Agree, Reason

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

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  Tags in First, Feel

• 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.

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  Tags in Wish, Freedom

• I’m not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.

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  Tags in Clubhouse, Say

• I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help – you know, kind of like what’s going on with Iraq right now. You know, they’ve got a new government in place. They’re trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.

  Rafael Palmeiro

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  Tags in Back, Help

• I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.

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  Tags in Wish, Freedom

Rafael Palmeiro (40)

Birth:	24th September, 1964
Nationality:	Cuban
Profession:	Baseball Player

About

Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He played for the Cubs, Texas Rangers, and the Baltimore Orioles. He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times. He is a member of the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club and is only the fourth player in history to be a member of both.

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