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. You knew you had cheated.
Cal Ripken, Jr.What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.
Cal Ripken, Jr.Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
Cal Ripken, Jr.I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.
Cal Ripken, Jr.