Bernie Williams
Bernie Williams
Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr.is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseballwith the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 September 1968
CitySan Juan, PR
doubt good mind retire until
I didn't want to retire until I had no doubt in my mind it was what I wanted to do. I feel good enough to still play.
chance opposed playing retire whether
It was more whether or not I was going to retire or not as opposed to playing for another team. I didn't want to have any doubts. I really wanted to give myself a chance to retire as a Yankee.
accept ball difficult position question retire role whether
The ball was in my court. It was just a question of whether I would accept the role they had for me. ... To play for another team, it would have been a very difficult situation. I'd like to be in a position to retire as a Yankee.
retire
I really wanted to retire as a Yankee.
challenges definitely rise
Every year, we go through challenges. With my dad, it was what I was going through. As a professional player, you have to rise above, you can't use it as an excuse. It was definitely on my mind, but I wouldn't put it as a reason. I just didn't hit.
finish future great personal worry
Right now, we have more important things to worry about than my personal future, ... My future will be determined, in a great way, by how we finish the season.
business trying
We went out there trying hard. Unfortunately, we're not in the business of trying. We're in the business of doing.
angry body respond supposed
I used to get angry at my body when I was younger, when it was supposed to respond to every command, but now I don't,
ice win
We had to win the first game. This was the ice breaker.
That's what I have to live with, man.
appreciate disturb great joe looked protocol sort sure trying within
I was trying to make sure I was within protocol within the team, and trying not to disturb anybody. They were not going to stop, so I sort of looked at Joe and said, 'Can I do this?' and he said, 'Yes.' It was a great moment, and I appreciate it a lot.
sure trying within
I was trying to make sure I was within protocol.
hoping redeem
I was hoping that I could do something to redeem myself.
bad eyes good hopefully jump raise
I think I had a good jump on that one. Not a bad first day. Hopefully I was able to raise some eyes and show a little of what I'm able to do in the outfield.