Ryan Howard Quotes

The time has come to disregard the exemption. Baseball is no longer a sport.

I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.

I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.

I've experienced a lot of things in baseball, but I've never been traded during a strike. At least I know I'll be in a new uniform the next time I put one on.

I wanted to be a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Problem is that my athletic abilities in my mind are greater than what my body can accomplish.

The first time I sat in a theater and watched myself on a screen was an out-of-body experience. It blew my mind.

Somebody had asked me how it was to be in Atlanta, and I said that Atlanta had always been known as a Braves city, a baseball town.

I would like to own the Red Sox.

To put on the pinstripe - it's extraordinary. Just being able to play one game with the Yankees is quite an honor.

Ever since I got drafted by the Yankees, I've been working on my swing.

When I was in the West Coast watching the Giants, Rich Aurilia was a guy I always liked.

The idea of Dwyane Wade not being in a Heat uniform was a kick in the stomach.

The night I got drafted to the A's, obviously it was a great day of my life, but I've been a football player my whole life.

It's definitely a dream come true playing for the Red Sox.

I played good ball in the minor leagues, and that's why they called me up to the major leagues.

Growing up, you think about playing in the big leagues one day. But to this scale, and winning a World Series in your hometown, I don't think you could have planned that.

My grandfather was the general counsel for the Washington Senators, and my dad grew up on Ted Williams' lap.

Chicago is an amazing place for sports.

After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I got called back in and got traded - that was probably the, like, most crazy it could be. And once I got traded, the next time it got a little easier, and I got traded the next time - it's just part of it.

I don't know if a lot of players can actually say they played in the All-Star Game in their actual city, their team's city.

So there are ups and downs, but the best is just the looks on people's faces when they meet me for the first time, because I am a real-life, walking, talking giant. It's not every day you see someone like me walking down the street.

I've definitely been to my fair share of Dodger games growing up. Didn't grow up too far from the stadium. That's where I first learned, first watched major-league baseball.

When Lars said, 'We want you to be in Metallica,' I was blown away.

I'd rather play for the Yankees. You get more money.

The first time I went to Fenway Park was probably 1950. It was the early '50s, and it was my father taking me to the game.