Cal Ripken, Jr.

Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out. Now, as an owner, you're kind of looking from the whole baseball activity from outside in, from a fan's perspective. ”

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues. ”

You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball. ”

I stayed attached to baseball through the kids and through minor league baseball, and I'm very satisfied with the schedule it allows me to have, which means I'm home until my kids go off to college. I value that time. ”

I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college. ”

I'm not trying to be a star on TV. I am who I am, which I hope comes out. I have a little bit of a different sense than most people know, and it takes a while to get used to it. ”

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. ”

Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing. ”

I don't mind being described as vanilla in certain ways. ”

When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball. ”