Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro Corralesis a retired Cuban American Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He played for the Cubs, Texas Rangers, and the Baltimore Orioles. He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times. He is a member of the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club and is one of only...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth24 September 1964
CountryCuba
Maybe if I have some solid years and don't test positive, they can say he went out and hit that way. Maybe that's what I can do.
To snap my fingers and let it go away. Even if it takes the 3,000th hit with it, just let it all go away.
You just want to be able to have a nice career and make a living at it.
I don't see myself as someone that brings a lot of luggage.
You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
Oh, man, I'm looking forward to those things. I'm looking forward to days where I can do things that I've been wanting to do that happen in the summertime. Be with my family and kids in the summer. Vacations. All that stuff, before my kids go off to college.
I want to express my gratitude to the committee for the fairness and professionalism with which they conducted their business. I have never intentionally taken steroids and I strongly oppose the illegal use of steroids by athletes or anyone else.
It's been hard. It hasn't been easy. I've survived it so far though, ... I'm dealing with it on a daily basis.
Although I do not know how this substance came into my body, it is possible that a shot of vitamin B-12 I took sometime in April might have been the cause.
You would figure, ... that we would do a little better offensively.
This could have been devastating for us if we lost three out of four, ... We would have been six or seven games out.
I was careless, ... I'm sorry that I caused all that pain and anguish to my teammates, the Orioles, my fans and my family.
I said what I said before Congress because I meant every word of it.
I respect Frank Robinson. He's entitled to his opinion, but I'm not going to comment on that.