Ryan Garcia Quotes

More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.

I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.

I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an offer was given to me to join up, I was too old, and I knew it.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only the 12th player in history to earn baseball's gaudiest jewel. In 1956, he had finally fulfilled the promise of his promise, batting .353, with 52 homers and 130 RBIs. Everybody loved Mickey.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

How lucky have we been that the face of baseball for the past two decades, through ups and downs, has been Derek Jeter.

God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.

I'm not sure Mark McGwire was a Hall of Famer to begin with.

Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.

Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row.

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me. I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat.

I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.

If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.

I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman.

Pete Rose may not make the Hall of Fame, but a statue of him is going to be erected outside the Cincinnati Reds ballpark.

I don't feel I could've played major league baseball.

I wanted to be a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Problem is that my athletic abilities in my mind are greater than what my body can accomplish.

I didn't see Kirby Puckett as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Gary Carter as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Don Sutton as a Hall of Famer. I didn't see Phil Niekro as a Hall of Famer. As much as I like Jim Rice, I'm not so sure he's a Hall of Famer.

I always tried to be Mark McGwire and hit homers like he did. I was kind of following his race, too, when he was trying to break the record.

I told Pedro this story: I used to wear a freakin' Pedro Martinez jersey because it had 'Martinez' on the back.

Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.

The Glove is in the Hall of Fame with the greats.