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
deep happens ice packing seem test therapy trainer worry
It doesn't show that I have anything torn, by the test that the trainer did to my shoulder. He doesn't seem to think I have anything to worry about. It's just a deep bruise, I guess. We'll see what happens tomorrow. We're going to keep packing it in ice and getting therapy and try to get it going.
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.
felt great people playing saying series special
It felt like I was playing in the World Series in March. It's a great feeling. There's something very special about playing for my country, in my hometown, with people saying my name.
almost breathing fans hold neck whatever
You can feel the fans almost breathing down your neck when you're in the on-deck circle. And whatever they have to say, they will say it to you. They won't hold back.
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I still think I can play out there (in center field) every day. But you have to take what they give you and run with it and make the best out of it. That's the magic of this game. People can write you off, say whatever they want to say about you, but it's really up to you to go out there and perform and prove people wrong. I've been proving people wrong forever.