Hard work is the main thing-hard work and dedication. And I think a great part of it is goal setting. 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. Every goal that I've set, I've been able to achieve. That's been very fulfilling.
Rafael PalmeiroThe other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.
Rafael PalmeiroLet me start by telling you this: I have never used steroids. Period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that. Never.
Rafael PalmeiroYou know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them.
Rafael Palmeiro