Rafael Palmeiro Quotes

Rafael Palmeiro — Cuban Athlete born on September 24, 1964,

Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a retired Cuban American Major League Baseball first baseman and left fielder. Palmeiro was an All-American at Mississippi State University before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. He played for the Cubs, Texas Rangers, and the Baltimore Orioles. He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times. He is a member of the 500 home run club and the 3,000 hit club and is one of only five players in history to be a member of both... (wikipedia)

It was a hard time. It was something I would love to erase from my memory.

I have never used steroids. Period.

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.

I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.

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.