Quotes from Cal Ripken, Jr.

I didn't just show up for work, as has sometimes been said. I also showed up to work.

Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.

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.

I had one of my best years in 1991; I was 31. I made a renewed effort to work harder. I got better at my diet. I paid attention to how much sleep I got. I was always someone of routine. I became more strict.

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.

All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day.