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Black players had an issue with Joe Torre. They weren't treated like everybody else. Even I got called out in a couple of meetings that I thought was unfair. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#called #couple #else #even #everybody

Derek Jeter used to come to me and try to tell you what Joe Torre is all about, he's a good man, he's this, he's that, but like I tell Derek Jeter, that's you. It's one thing that they treat you a certain way; you don't feel what other people feel. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#about #certain #certain way #come #derek

I had no interest in steroids. I didn't need them, and I didn't want them. I never wanted them. From the get-go, I've frequently mouthed off about their negative impact on the game. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#frequently #game #get-go #had #i

I thought I knew there was a God. I always acknowledged that, but at the same time, I didn't live by those laws. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#always #god #i #i always #knew

I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties. ↗

— Eduard Shevardnadze

#casualties #i #idea #stand

I've been the best player on every team that I played on, so if I can't be the poster child of your team, then what else is it? It's got to be a black-white issue. Every white player I know who's the best player on their team is the poster child of that team. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#best #child #else #every #got

If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#been #coming #example #good #good example

Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#figured #i #jail #life #most

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need by the time you're 12 years old to do interesting writing for most of the rest of your life - certainly by the time you're 18. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#certainly #everything #i #idea #interesting

This is what people don't understand. When they might see me do something that's not 'God-like,' then they say, 'Well, I thought you were saved?' I am saved. I'm not perfect. I have emotions still. My name's still Gary. These things here are not all cleaned up. I'm showing you my path. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#cleaned #emotions #gary #god-like #here