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You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.

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.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

My dad had premature gray. I was always the one with the most energy, the one who continued to practice longer. I ran up and down the stairs of different stadiums. I didn't feel the need to cover up the fact that I was losing my hair or it was graying. When you're on a team, age is only a factor when you're talking in the locker room.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

When you're in the day-to-day grind, it just seems like it's another step along the way. But I find joy in the actual process, the journey, the work. It's not the end. It's not the end event.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

Your job as a baseball player is to come to the park ready to play every day, and the manager, it's his job to make those decisions about who plays.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

I never understood that when I heard people retire - they said they missed being around the guys. I don't have a need to make a play in the ninth inning of a game anymore. But being on the inside and being part of a team is something that you really do value and you really do miss.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.

From Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

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