113 Quotes by Rafael Palmeiro

I've never been in a situation where I'm getting booed so badly and I just don't really know how to handle it,

I've never been in a position where I've been booed so badly, and I didn't know what to do,

I've always known to come to the ballpark and play and be in the lineup. I've never missed time because of injuries. I've had days off, where I knew coming in that I wasn't going to play, but I've never sat out 10 days in a row during the season. That was totally new to me. To play a whole career and not know what that's like, that's unusual. Now I'm dealing with it as best I can.

You would figure, ... that we would do a little better offensively.

This could have been devastating for us if we lost three out of four, ... We would have been six or seven games out.

Although I do not know how this substance came into my body, it is possible that a shot of vitamin B-12 I took sometime in April might have been the cause.

It's been hard. It hasn't been easy. I've survived it so far though, ... I'm dealing with it on a daily basis.

Oh, man, I'm looking forward to those things. I'm looking forward to days where I can do things that I've been wanting to do that happen in the summertime. Be with my family and kids in the summer. Vacations. All that stuff, before my kids go off to college.

I want to express my gratitude to the committee for the fairness and professionalism with which they conducted their business. I have never intentionally taken steroids and I strongly oppose the illegal use of steroids by athletes or anyone else.