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Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: Box Field Frankly Miss Playing Quite Quite Frankly Standing

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Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: About Being Career Elected Fame Game Hall Impact Much Pretty Your

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By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.

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Topics: Best Big Career Caught Far Last League Moment Out Series World World Series

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You don't project yourself in the Hall of Fame as a player. It's only during that five-year period where people start asking about it, and it doesn't seem real until it happens.

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Topics: About Asking Fame Five-Year Hall Happens Only People Period Player Project Real Seem Start Until Where You Yourself

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One person's going to win, and everybody else is going to not win. So let's not feel like we're losers. Let's utilize the cultural opportunities, get to know the other players on the other team, look around you, enjoy your world series.

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Topics: Around Cultural Else Enjoy Everybody Everybody Else Feel Get Going Know Like Look Losers Opportunities Other Person Players Series Team Utilize Win World World Series You Your

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Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out. Now, as an owner, you're kind of looking from the whole baseball activity from outside in, from a fan's perspective.

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Topics: Activity Around Baseball Dad Even Fan Field Him Kind Leagues Looking Manager Minor Now Out Outside Owner Perspective Saw Still Though Traveled Whole You

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My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those years, they had the same people in place. So it was about continuity. It was about stability.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: About Continuity Dad Had He Leagues Minor Part People Place Same Seven Stability Think Those Way Years I Think

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I have goals and ambitions, and I see myself as a lifelong baseball student. I have certain philosophies that I'd like to test at some point at the big league level. The job of manager appeals to me, a coach appeals to me, at a different time frame.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: Ambition Appeals Baseball Big Certain Coach Different Frame Goals Job League Level Lifelong Like Manager Me Myself Philosophies Point See Some Student Test Time Time Frame I See

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I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: Baseball Baseball Player Cool Coolest Game Getting Job Kept Lifestyle Like Must Paid Play Player Professional Professional Baseball Thinking Were

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I never understood that when I heard people retire - they said they missed being around the guys. I don't have a need to make a play in the ninth inning of a game anymore. But being on the inside and being part of a team is something that you really do value and you really do miss.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: Anymore Around Being Game Guys Heard Inside Make Miss Missed Need Never Ninth Part People Play Really Retire Said Something Team Understood Value You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 24th, 1960

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