Eddie Murray Quotes

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

Good work is the only thing that would make me feel jealous or envious.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.

Medals don't suit me. I'm not that kind of guy.

I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home.

I like to take credit for the work that I have done.

Isn't this fantastic, what a star I am?

Would it be an honor to be bestowed Hall of Fame credentials? Yeah. Does it define me as a person? No.

Unfortunately, results are the only thing that some people look at, but there is more to defining success than just stats.

There are some people who feel that they deserve a particular award or recognition, but I don't fall in that category.

It's a terrific honor. To be associated with the number of people who represent the Cradle of Coaches, it's sort of unreal in a sense.

In my mind, I always felt like I was worthy. I really felt like, with my career and just the way I did it, it was Hall of Fame-worthy.

I haven't got many awards to boast of.

I won the John Mackey Award, so I did something right.

I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.

When I recieved the Padmabhushan it was a happy moment no doubt, but it was not something I sought desperately to win. I never worked towards the award.

I am very proud to join the Hall of Fame.