Cal RipkenJr Baseball can be slow in many ways. The action starts with when the pitcher delivers the ball. But the action really starts when the crack of the bat happens. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr I had aches and pains when I played. No player is ever 100 percent, 80 percent, 85 percent. Guys that play 158 or 162 or 145, we are all in the same boat. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr I’m always flattered when someone thinks of me as a potential commissioner of baseball. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr 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
Cal RipkenJr 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
Cal RipkenJr 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
Cal RipkenJr 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
Cal RipkenJr 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. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr 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. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series. – Cal Ripken, Jr
Cal RipkenJr Quite frankly, I don’t miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing. – Cal Ripken, Jr
