Rod Carew Quotations

Three thousand hits is something that should stand for itself.

When I was 11, I spent eight months in the hospital with rheumatic fever and almost died.

He's got to learn to do it. He's really been conscientious about it. He's been here every morning.

He cared. I love him. I'm going to miss him.

He knew the game, he was half a step ahead of everyone else during a game, ... He was always prepared.

Harmon Killebrew was a gem. I can never thank him enough for all I learned from him. He was a consummate professional who treated everyone from the brashest of rookies to the groundskeepers to the ushers in the stadium with the utmost of respect.

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Your first hit in the majors-that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.

Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.

It means a lot. Hopefully they're paving the way for a lot of other young people coming up.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right Stan Musialby his glove and I laugh.

The way they dress here (California), your head is always in the stands. All those bikinis, your eyes get tired.

There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never won a pennant there, we were far away from the big media centers of Los Angeles and New York, and I wasn't a flashy power hitter but a guy who hit to spots, who bunted and stole bases.

There is a special sensation in getting good wood on the ball and driving a double down the left-field line as the crowd in the ballpark rises to its feet and cheers. But, I also remember how much fun I had as a skinny barefoot kid hitting a tennis ball with a broomstick on a quiet, dusty street in Panama.

Do you believe you're a starter or a benchwarmer? Do you believe you're an all-star or an also- ran? If the answers to these questions are the latter, your play on the field will reflect it. But when you've learned to shut off outside influences and believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be.

When you've learned to believe in yourself, there's no telling how good a player you can be. That's because you have the mental edge.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.