Whether your name is (Lou) Gehrig or (Cal) Ripken, (Joe) DiMaggio or (Jackie) Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do.

Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.

As long as I can compete, I won't quit.

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

I am driven by what you are able to accomplish and how you are able to help some people. I go about it each and every day, sometimes I think I say yes too much and I am too busy in my life.

I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the game is all about. It seems to be healthy. It seems more people are watching it.