Ron Fairly Quotes

I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100.

The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up happening. Look at the people who've gotten traded around here. It's not their doing.

Midseason trades are hard.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded. Pedro Martinez got traded. So what? That's part of the game.

When I was in the West Coast watching the Giants, Rich Aurilia was a guy I always liked.

You get traded. It happens. It's part of the business.

One of the things about the NBA is anybody could be traded.

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

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

I love my baseball, and I love my Phillies.

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox.

My favorite sport is baseball; my cousin is pitcher Heath Bell.

As a professional athlete, the small print says there could be a trade at some point in your career. Sometimes expected, sometimes not. You have to be able to handle that.

Somebody had asked me how it was to be in Atlanta, and I said that Atlanta had always been known as a Braves city, a baseball town.

In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.

I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

I don't think there's anywhere else better than the Giants in terms of organization and history.

Most of the time, before you get traded, there are rumblings. I wasn't totally surprised that I was going to get traded - I anticipated it happening. And I wasn't surprised that I got traded to the Knicks, either.

I love Chicago. I love Wrigley Field.

The Boston Red Sox, they love to compete.

My last two years at Buffalo, I've had so many trade requests. Rumors every year.

Anytime a guy gets traded at midseason - a young player - it's surprising.