Rafael Palmeiro

I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat.

The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.

You know, when you first come up, and you get called up to the big leagues, all you want to do is just, you just want to have a career, a nice career. You want to make a living at it.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

When I was 16, I used to hang out at the Nambucca pub in North London and see The Libertines play live.