When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth. – Rafael Palmeiro
I’m not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face. – Rafael Palmeiro
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. – Rafael Palmeiro
I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I’ve given everything that I’ve got. – Rafael Palmeiro
I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help – you know, kind of like what’s going on with Iraq right now. You know, they’ve got a new government in place. They’re trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also. – Rafael Palmeiro
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. – Rafael Palmeiro
I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I’m worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don’t, I gave it all that I had to this game. – Rafael Palmeiro
My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread. – Rafael Palmeiro
They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion. – Rafael Palmeiro
I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history. – Rafael Palmeiro
With all the great products that are apparently out there that are undetectable, for me to take something like that… when people take things that now aren’t even being tested for, does it make any sense? – Rafael Palmeiro
The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn’t have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That’s the tragedy of this. – Rafael Palmeiro
But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it’s where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here. – Rafael Palmeiro
The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for. – Rafael Palmeiro
Yes, but I – you know, it’s been such a long time, I’m sure that I’ve got cousins and uncles that I’ve never met before, you know, that I’ve left behind. – Rafael Palmeiro
