80 ordspråk av Rafael Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro
I was careless in not seeking a doctor's advice and made a foolish mistake, ... Nobody is more frustrated and disappointed in me than I am.
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I was careless, ... I'm sorry that I caused all that pain and anguish to my teammates, the Orioles, my fans and my family.
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I wasn't just trying to get hits. I was trying to be productive, ... I'm hitting cleanup.
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I went out there today to run on it, and it just feels like it's going to blow out. The knee's been bothering me all year. The two weeks off that I had, and then coming back and trying to get out there, I just re-aggravated my ankle and my knee.
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I wish I could have turned in the vial for testing. But when I found out, it was long gone and I couldn't come up with it. If something happened that I'm not aware of, an intentional act by someone else, I don't know. I can't rule out anything.
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I wish I could pinpoint exactly what happened. I would think it was the B-12. I'm not certain of that; I can't prove it.
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I wouldn't think so. I mean, that's why I got it from him. I didn't suspect that he would be on anything.
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I'd like to come back and play before the year's over. But it's not in my hands.
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I'll be back. I am not sure how long, but I'll be back.
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I'll still have my chances.
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I'm going to take the responsibility, me being careless and taking something I wasn't knowing if it was clean, having full trust in what I was getting. It was careless, stupid, naive of me to think it was safe.
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I'm not 100 percent, but I feel good enough to go out there and play and be productive,
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I'm not exactly sure how it got into my body, ... I suspected it was the B-12.
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I'm not going to sit here and crucify him. The one thing I'm going to do is stand by him. He supported me and I'm going to do the same for him.
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I'm not sure when he tested,
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