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Rafael Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964) 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 (1986–1988), Texas Rangers (1989–1993, 1999–2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (1994–1998, 2004–2005).

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I have never used steroids. Period.

Period, Periods, Sports, Steroids, Used

But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.

Concerned, Defense, Play

Baseball gets better for whatever reason.

Baseball, Get Better, Gets, Reason, Sports

I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face

Faces, Happens, Like, Sports, Stays, Your Face

Three thousand, it's just a number. It's just a game

Game, Games, Numbers, Thousand, Three

I love baseball, and the door remains open.

Baseball, Doors, Love, Open, Sports

We're (Juan Gonzalez) like brothers. I'm sure he was very happy to see me get it done, and it's not very long from his day, so hopefully I'll see that and we'll be on the same team.

Brother, Like, Long, See, Team

There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

Boston, Championship, Championships, New York, York

I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.

Beauty, Sports, Individual, Know, Took

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

Careers, Leagues, Make, Nice, Sports

The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.

Career, Careers, Happened, Life, Sports, Tragedy

My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread

Careers, Hanging, Line, Lines, Thread, Worked

I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also

Country, Government, Happen, Help, Sports

I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.

Enough, Fame, Games, Sports, Thinking, Worthy

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

3000Th, Fingers, Going Away, Hit, Let It Go, Sports

Let me start by telling you this: I have never used steroids. Period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that. Never.

Clearly, Know, Periods, Steroid, Steroids, Used

I don't know what else I can say. I have never taken steroids. For people who think I took steroids intentionally, I'm never going to convince them. But I hope the voters judge my career fairly and don't look at one mistake.

Know, Look, Mistake, Say, Taken, Thinking

My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition

Back, Castro, Exhibition, Exhibitions, Parent, Sports

They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion

Game, Opinion, Player, Sports, Years

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

Deals, Life, Livelihood, My Family, Sports, Stand

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