27 Quotes by Tony Oliva

I almost broke down, too, when I heard the news yesterday, but I tried to hold it in. It's a really tough situation. It's a really hard day, really hard day for all of us.

He kept getting heavier and heavier and heavier.

Kirby meant to me a lot. For me, it's like my own son. He used to call me 'Papa', too.

I think it's great with all the opportunities that those players have now. By the time those kids here come here, they are ready for Rookie league or Class A league or whatever, because we can keep them (at the academies) for a couple years until we think they are ready to come here, and that makes a big difference.

Brain dead? You can't be brain dead to play baseball, because you always have to adjust. Latin players, they're smart. I have friends all over the world, Spanish friends and English-speaking friends. They don't care. If you're good, you're good.

That's not crazy, it's stupid. I think the guy made a very big mistake, and he should apologize. If you take away the Spanish players, you don't have baseball.

It's a shame; I hope to be able to go before it's too late. It's a bad law; this is hard to believe.

It's almost impossible to go into the Hall of Fame the way the system is now. It's ridiculous ... If I played in New York, I'd be there a long time ago. You play in Minnesota, they stick it to you.

It's very hard because he was like my son.