JR
JR
NationalityFrench
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 February 1983
CountryFrance
identity streaks
The streak has become my identity; it's who I've become.
secret insightful the-end-of-the-day
Ultimately, at the end of the day, you couldn't say you were better than the other person because you knew you had a secret. You knew you had cheated.
baseball opportunity abundance
I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.
baseball kids games
I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.
player reality play
The reality is that players can't play forever.
baseball thinking clouds
That's the result of the black cloud on baseball, .. Until it's rid of steroids, people are naturally going to think that.
people keep-going
I was always compared to the Energizer Bunny in my consecutive game streak because every day I showed up and went to work and they said he keeps going and going and going, but a lot of people do that.
nice thinking careers
I haven't given it (achieving 3,000 hits) much thought. I was taught a certain approach, how to come to the ballpark. I try not to do too much thinking about things like that. In this society we measure success in different ways. Three thousand (hits) represents success over a career, not a season. It'll be nice to get to that point.
fall responsibility games
I don't love the idea of the responsibility falling on the manager. That just adds to their in-game responsibility.
baseball jobs player
I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.
sports baseball integrity
I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things that have come out of that. There has been a drug test policy that was been implemented that got the blessings of both the Players Association and MLB. They are trying to maintain the integrity of this sport and trying to get it back, but that cloud I think will hang over a little longer.
stars team games
The last thing you want to do is go down in the history of All-Star game competition as the only injury (his nose was broken by Roberto Hernandez) sustained during the team picture.
stars thinking people
I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.
careers league world
By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.