Rafael Palmeiro

“You know, when you first come up, and you get called up to the big leagues, all you want to do is just, you just want to have a career, a nice career. You want to make a living at it.”

“I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.”

“I love baseball, and the door remains open.”

“It was a hard time. It was something I would love to erase from my memory.”

“With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take something like that... when people take things that now aren't even being tested for, does it make any sense?”

“The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.”

“I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.”

“I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat.”

“I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.”

“Three thousand, it's just a number. It's just a game.”

“There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.”

“Well, you know, I left Cuba as a kid when I was 6 years old back in 1971.”

“I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it.”

“I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage.”

“I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.”

“I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.”

“I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.”

“The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.”

“I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.”

“Baseball gets better for whatever reason.”