Roberto Alomar

“I always believed no matter where you are, as long as you're doing what you love doing, you're going to be happy.”

“John Hirschbeck is a wonderful person with a wonderful family. I'm so glad that we have become friends.”

“My heart is half Puerto Rican, half Canadian. That is how I feel.”

“Everything I learned about the game of baseball, I learned from my dad.”

“When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started thinking about the Hall of Fame. But I never thought I had a chance to be there.”

“When I was a little boy, I didn't know what the Hall of Fame was. I was just playing the game of baseball, and I wanted to be just like my dad.”

“I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer. I didn't dream to win so many Gold Gloves, or Silver Bats or play in All-Star Games or World Series. I was just dreaming to play the game.”

“A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.”

“To my mom, I don't know how to describe my mom. She is the most wonderful person in my life. She gave me love. She took me to the ballpark when I was just a little boy running around, hanging around.”