My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My eventual goal is to win a championship. And before I retire, I just want to win a championship. That's it.
When I came into baseball, I had one goal for my career - the Hall of Fame.
I'm retiring as a football player from the University of Tennessee who played for the Colts and the Broncos and was very lucky to have played for all of them.
I knew I'd never make it back to the major leagues as a player. Lee MacPhail came to me and asked if I wanted to manage the Yankees' Fort Lauderdale club. I thought about it for a day or two and decided to take the job. That was the turning point. I knew it was what I wanted to do.
I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame.
Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy.
I don't need to have a retirement, retire your jersey, all that stuff to solidify my career.
I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.
I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets. My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it's time to say goodbye.