Hall Of Fame Quotes:

A lot of people have been telling me that I was going to be in the Hall of Fame and those are nice words and I try not to think about it, but when the call came, it made it real. It was a pretty darned good feeling.

- Cal Ripken, Jr.

source: Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. February 16, 2007.

topic: Nice Words, Hall Of Fame

Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

- Wade Boggs

topic: Sports, Baseball, Years, Baseball Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame

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.

- Rafael Palmeiro

source: "Orioles' Palmeiro Suspended for Steroids". www.foxnews.com. August 1, 2005.

topic: Thinking, Games, Would Be, Hall Of Fame

I would think if someone connected to ***** made the Hall of Fame, that would enhance my chances of making the Hall of Fame.

- Pete Rose

topic: Thinking, Chance, Fame, Hall Of Fame

If I had to choose between baseball’s Hall of Fame and first class citizenship for all of my people. I would say first-class citizenship.

- Jackie Robinson

topic: Baseball, Class, People, Hall Of Fame

People in the Hall of Fame tend to clap their hands and say, 'OK, I've done it all,' but for me, it was a new beginning.

- Jimmy Cliff

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: New Beginnings, Hands, People, Hall Of Fame

You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.

- Jerry Rice

topic: Sports, Football, Team, Hall Of Fame

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one - and stay healthy.

- Eric Dickerson

topic: Football, Winning, Healthy, Hall Of Fame

The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

- Rogers Hornsby

topic: Trouble, Fame, Select, Hall Of Fame

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

- Pete Rose

topic: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Won't Give Up, I Won't Give Up

The Hall of Fame is forever, baby!

- Kenny Rogers

topic: Baby, Forever, Fame, Hall Of Fame

When you start out in this business, the Hall of Fame is not what you're thinking about. You think all you want to do is make it to the major leagues. That's your goal, and that's your ambition as a broadcaster, just as it is with playing.

- Hank Greenwald

source: Source: baseballpastandpresent.com

topic: Ambition, Thinking About You, League, Major League, Hall Of Fame

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

- Phil Rizzuto

topic: Want, Fame, Halls, Hall Of Fame

If you look at some of the people in the Hall of Fame, my numbers are compatible.

- Rickey Henderson

topic: Numbers, People, Looks, Hall Of Fame

Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.

- Steven Adler

source: ""Back From The Dead": Steven Adler Delivers A True Rock Masterpiece". Interview with James Wood, gojimmygo.net. November 25, 2012.

topic: Past, Rocks, Rock And Roll, People From The Past, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls of fame,wine, women, and all the drugs under the sun - one constant companion has never abandoned me . My first true love : singing Its been the savior of many poor boy, and God I know I'm one

- Eric Burdon

source: Eric Burdon, Jeff Marshall Craig (2002). “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood”, p.316, Da Capo Press

topic: Wine, Boys, Islands, Caribbean, Wild Life

Rhode Island has become a second home to me after being involved in its cultural life for over 61 years. I look upon it as a privilege to be inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame.

- George Wein

topic: Home, Rhode Island, Islands, Music Hall, Hall Of Fame

Jerome Bettis should be in the Hall of Fame

- Curtis Martin

topic: Fame, Should, Halls, Hall Of Fame

Since my induction into the Sports Hall of Fame, I have wanted to have my No. 3 Chevy on exhibit for sports fans to see. I hope others will enjoy the car as much as I have.

- Junior Johnson

topic: Sports, Car, Fans, Sports Fan, Chevy

I am one of the biggest Laura Nyro fans. I still listen to that stuff incessantly. Laura Nyro does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Songwriter Hall of Fame? Absolutely,

- Paul Stanley

topic: Rocks, Rock And Roll, Stuff, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame

I am so proud to be the Baltimore Ravens' first Hall of Fame inductee.

- Jonathan Ogden

topic: Ravens, Proud, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Hall Of Fame

I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game.

- Jerry Rice

topic: Football, Crazy, Games, Hall Of Fame

There is absolutely no doubt that the extraordinary Donna Summer belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

- Jon Landau

topic: Summer, Rocks, Rock And Roll, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame

I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame.

- Jerry Rice

topic: Thinking, Fame, Fantastic, Hall Of Fame

I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.

- Bert Blyleven

topic: Locks, Dutch, Fame, Hall Of Fame

I'd like to think I did well. I'd like to think that, if I had a must-win game, the guys I played with would want me to have the ball. But no, I don't think I deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.

- Curt Schilling

topic: Winning, Thinking, Games, Hall Of Fame

I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.

- Jim Otto

topic: Thinking, Guy, Rays, Hall Of Fame, Madden

Getting into the Hall of Fame won't change me. I'm still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do.

- Bert Blyleven

topic: Noses, Fame, Gas, Hall Of Fame

Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that.

- Gabriela Sabatini

topic: Fame, Heard, Halls, Hall Of Fame, Hoping For Something

Hillary Clinton was actually inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame yesterday. Hillary said she's very proud of her Irish heritage or her Italian heritage or her Asian heritage. Whatever it takes to seal the deal with you guys. I've got to get into that Oval Office.

- Jimmy Fallon

topic: Italian, Yesterday, Office, Hall Of Fame

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

- Buck Owens

topic: Country, Want, Fame, If You Want Me, Hall Of Fame

If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I'd be able to say 'thank you' to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It's going to be like a dream come true.

- Jerry Rice

topic: Thank You, Dream, Teammate, Hall Of Fame

Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It caused quite a controversy, because his nose isn't eligible for another fifteen years.

- Conan O'Brien

topic: Rocks, Years, Rock And Roll, Fifteen Years, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

I'm not in the leftist controlled Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because of my political views, primarily my lifelong militant support of the NRA, the Second Amendment, and my belief that the only good bad guy is a dead bad guy.

- Ted Nugent

topic: Rocks, Views, Rock And Roll, Militant, Political View

It's absurd for anybody to look around and hear the acts and artists who cite us as an inspiration, and then tell me that we're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

- Paul Stanley

topic: Inspiration, Artist, Rock And Roll, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is marketing. You've got a bunch of faceless people in a back room who trademark a name that sounds very official. Well, if you had thought of it first, you would have been the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

- Paul Stanley

topic: Rocks, Rock And Roll, Names, Trademarks, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Without a doubt in my mind, I should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You look at my stats without my USFL stats, and I don't know how you can argue with that. Look at my combined yards. I'm not one to make excuses, so I'll play by their rules and not even count the USFL stats.

- Herschel Walker

topic: Football, Play, Mind, Hall Of Fame

My emotions are very simple and always have been about the Hall of Fame. It's something that I had absolutely nothing to do with and had no control over, so I never thought much about it, to be frank.

- Geddy Lee

topic: Simple, Emotion, Fame, Hall Of Fame, Absolutely Nothing

Guys get voted into the Hall of Fame who don't belong, who lack the numbers. I'm very upset at the Hall of Fame for that. It's not fair to the people who went in early.

- Ray Floyd

source: "The show must go on" by Bob Harig, www.espn.com. May 6, 2013.

topic: Numbers, People, Guy, Hall Of Fame

Tonight, it's the rock and roll all night and party every day hall of fame

- Tom Morello

topic: Party, Night, Rock And Roll, Hall Of Fame

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

- Tom Brady

topic: Play, Long, Guy, Steve Young, Long Way To Go

Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball, and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. .. Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board, and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.

- William Feather

topic: Baseball, Acceptance, Men, Major League Baseball, Credit Unions

I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.

- Bear Bryant

topic: Hall Of Fame

You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way.

- Billy Corgan

topic: Four, Way, Damage, Hall Of Fame

Being a kind, emperor, or president is mighty small potatoes compared to being a mother. Commanding an army is little more than sweeping a street compared with training a boy or girl. The mother of Moses did more for the world than all the kinds that Egypt ever had. Oh, you wait until you reach the mountains of eternity, then read the mothers' names in God's Hall of Fame.

- Billy Sunday

topic: Girl, Mother, Army, Hall Of Fame

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.

- Curt Flood

topic: Jobs, Thinking, Coaching, Lost Money, Hall Of Fame

It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.

- Tom Petty

topic: Beautiful, Reality, Hands, Hall Of Fame

I'm a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is... and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity.

- George Brett

topic: Games, Support, Special, Hall Of Fame

I'm honored to be on this list for the official beginning of the College Baseball Hall of Fame. The coaches on the list laid the groundwork for what college baseball is today. Being mentioned with those men means a lot to me.

- Skip Bertman

topic: Baseball, Mean, College, Groundwork, College Baseball

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club.

- Micky Dolenz

topic: Golf, Rock And Roll, Organization, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame