Bret Boone
Bret Boone
Bret Robert Booneis a former Major League Baseball second baseman. During his career Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is a member of the Boone family, one of the most recognizable families in baseball...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth6 April 1969
CityEl Cajon, CA
game good played
I played this game too long and did a lot of good things to go out like that. I played my way out and I didn't want to go out that way. I wanted to go out on my own terms.
polish
I'm not like Ichiro. I don't polish my glove every day,
hard winter worked
This is closure. I went out this winter and worked as hard as I could.
intend
I want to play again; I intend to play again,
expect full great next year
I'm going to give this everything I've got, go at it full force. I expect to go out and have a great season. When I'm back next year and I don't have that feeling, I'll go home. And no one will have to tell me. I'll know. I'll go home.
ball hunger
I'm getting a little of the hunger to play ball back,
career full prepared ups weird
I'm prepared for this; I know what it will take, because I've had a weird career full of ups and downs.
career finish finishing irrelevant
It's irrelevant to me. It's not about that. It's about finishing my career the way I want to finish it.
came conclusion decision emotional tough
It was a very tough and emotional day for me, but it's all I've ever done and ever known. It was a tough decision that I thought through, and I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to play anymore.
It's a wrench in our schedule, without a doubt.
hit last mechanics physically swing walking year
There wasn't anything physically wrong. I hit a professional wall. My swing got sideways. I was off with my mechanics the whole year. By the end of last year I was walking around in a fog.
best chance intention possible
Now I've got to go out and give myself the best chance possible to live up to my intention,