I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.
I have always had fun playing the game of baseball because I loved it so much.
If they're going to pay me like [Mike] Gallego, I'm going to play like Gallego.
It gave me no chance. He (Nolan Ryan) just blew it (strikeout #5,000) by me. But its an honor. I'll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. I'm already in the books three or four times.
Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best.
You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game.