Gary Carter Quotes

I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park.
Gary Carter

Win, Trying, Spring

I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.
Gary Carter

Music, Rock, Hard

I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved to play the game. It didn't matter if it was a doubleheader, or a single game, or a day game after a night game. I wanted to play.
Gary Carter

Time, Game, Single

I tried the broadcasting thing, the coaching thing, but I'll never replace the competitive feeling of being out on the field when we were players.
Gary Carter

Feeling, Tried, Players

I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity.
Gary Carter

Love, Big, Manager

It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get a hold of - shaving cream, ketchup, mustard, everything. It's kind of like a pie in the face after a guy is successful.
Gary Carter

Successful, Everything, Him

My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.
Gary Carter

Love, Kids, Simply

That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Series. To me, that was the ultimate, winning in '86.
Gary Carter

Winning, Play, Young

There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to always talk the managers into playing me, because I wanted to play so badly.
Gary Carter

Play, Talk, Wanted

There's a place in my heart for every team I played on.
Gary Carter

Heart, Place, Team

To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.
Gary Carter

Special, Old, Kid

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