18 Quotes by Cal Ripken

Baseball's in my blood... I've found out the last couple of years I've got a big interest in teaching baseball.

It was an emotional night, an extraordinary moment, ... I wish Dad was there to touch and feel the stadium, but I think he might be with me now more than ever.

This is a tremendous shock. Elrod has been such a big figure in Baltimore for so long. He was as much a mainstay in the Orioles organization as anyone I can think of.

This is our third year here, and we're building momentum each time, ... I think our World Series has found a home.

They said we'll never get this game going if you don't run around the field, ... I said I didn't have the energy to make it. They said, 'Then walk.'

I never expected all of this, ... I'm real surprised about everybody being here.

I don't want to think it's true. I'm in a state of denial,

You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was hear Kirby laugh, or see his smile, and he could bring you back. Even when you were mad at an umpire.

This is a great loss for baseball. Puck was one of my favorite people to compete against on the field and to be around off the field. I will always remember how Kirby played the game with joy and how he brought a smile to your face just by saying hello.