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"I'm tired of dealing with it. ... You can only politely decline so many times. ... They don't have respect for your wishes. They're trying to stir up a can of worms."
~ Rocker on the media ~

"There's plenty of things I can do besides deal with the headaches of this garbage every single day. I'd be a stockbroker probably. There's something to be said for having a job that's not just a complete headache."
~ Rocker talks about a possible career change ~

"It finally showed you people in the media that not everybody is against me. I've been running into nothing but positives ever since all this stuff happened ... And yet every night I turn the TV on and see how horrible a person everyone says I am. I don't see it in the public when I'm out. Now maybe some people will say, 'Not everyone is against him,' like the majority of the media is trying to make it be."
~ Rocker on receiving a standing ovation in his first in action since the World Series ~

"I want everybody to understand that my emotions fuel my competitive desire. They are a source of energy for me. However, I have let my emotions get the best of my judgment."
~ John Rocker ~

"Baseball is just a game and no matter what happens, my parents still love me."
~ John Rocker ~

"Most people think it's anger or hostility that drives him. He's a very intense person, a perfectionist. There's something about John, a fearless confidence."
~ Judy Rocker on her son ~

"He's apologized. I don't think we ought to hold it against him forever. Let's give him another chance. He didn't commit a crime."
~ Ted Turner said in his first public comment on Rocker ~

"I felt pretty good. My command wasn't there but my stuff was good. I was most impressed with that."
~ Rocker after he faced hitters for the first time during practice in Spring Training ~

"I don't really understand why my opinion of somebody else is so darn important, but a lot of Mets fans took it really personally. They sit there and say, quite frankly, the most vulgar things I have ever heard in my life about me, and their opinion doesn't bother me a bit, why does my opinion of them bother them so darn much?"
~ Rocker on Mets Fans ~

�They just see me in an opposing uniform and they want to say vulgar remarks about my mom and a sister I don't have and a wife I don't have. If you are going to heckle me, at least do a little research and find out my background. Don't be completely ignorant about it.�
~ Rocker on Mets Fans ~

"I would think this guy is a complete jerk. Who in the hell does he think he is mouthing off like this? What kind of experiences does he have to talk from?"
~ Rocker, when asked if it had been somebody else making the comments he did in Sports Illustrated, what would he think about that person? ~

"If you hit one home run in the major leagues, it doesn't make you a home-run hitter, and if you make one offhanded comment like this without thinking . . . [that] doesn't make you a racist"
~ Rocker, answers the racist question ~

"I looked at him in the face and he showed me he really regrets what he said. I saw in his eyes that he was kind of sad."
~ Randell Simon to reports after meeting with John ~

"We had a very good conversation, not about race or racism, but the problems of being a celebrity and how to deal with you guys in the press. He's a good pitcher, but he's got to learn to be a celebrity."
~ Former U.N. ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young ~

"I think John just has a little more emotion than some people. He's a good ol' Georgia boy and he just doesn't see a whole lot of hospitality here and he's not going to hide it. He's going to tell you straight up, like it is."
~ Former Brave Ryan Klesko on John ~

"I'm only 25 years old and I'm a young guy, immature. I'm trying not to act like such an idiot. I think if I keep up with the frantic pace I've got now, I'll probably die young � not that it would be such a bad thing. I'll calm down or burn out trying, I guess."
~ John Rocker on himself ~

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"There's plenty of things I can do besides deal with the headaches of this garbage every single day. I'd be a stockbroker probably. There's something to be said for having a job that's not just a complete headache." ~ Rocker talks about a possible career change ~

"Baseball is just a game and no matter what happens, my parents still love me." ~ John Rocker ~

"Most people think it's anger or hostility that drives him. He's a very intense person, a perfectionist. There's something about John, a fearless confidence." ~ Judy Rocker on her son ~

"He's apologized. I don't think we ought to hold it against him forever. Let's give him another chance. He didn't commit a crime." ~ Ted Turner said in his first public comment on Rocker ~

"I felt pretty good. My command wasn't there but my stuff was good. I was most impressed with that." ~ Rocker after he faced hitters for the first time during practice in Spring Training ~

�They just see me in an opposing uniform and they want to say vulgar remarks about my mom and a sister I don't have and a wife I don't have. If you are going to heckle me, at least do a little research and find out my background. Don't be completely ignorant about it.� ~ Rocker on Mets Fans ~

"I would think this guy is a complete jerk. Who in the hell does he think he is mouthing off like this? What kind of experiences does he have to talk from?" ~ Rocker, when asked if it had been somebody else making the comments he did in Sports Illustrated, what would he think about that person? ~

"If you hit one home run in the major leagues, it doesn't make you a home-run hitter, and if you make one offhanded comment like this without thinking . . . [that] doesn't make you a racist" ~ Rocker, answers the racist question ~

"I looked at him in the face and he showed me he really regrets what he said. I saw in his eyes that he was kind of sad." ~ Randell Simon to reports after meeting with John ~

"We had a very good conversation, not about race or racism, but the problems of being a celebrity and how to deal with you guys in the press. He's a good pitcher, but he's got to learn to be a celebrity." ~ Former U.N. ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young ~

"I think John just has a little more emotion than some people. He's a good ol' Georgia boy and he just doesn't see a whole lot of hospitality here and he's not going to hide it. He's going to tell you straight up, like it is." ~ Former Brave Ryan Klesko on John ~

"I'm only 25 years old and I'm a young guy, immature. I'm trying not to act like such an idiot. I think if I keep up with the frantic pace I've got now, I'll probably die young � not that it would be such a bad thing. I'll calm down or burn out trying, I guess." ~ John Rocker on himself ~

"Baseball is just a game and no matter what happens, my parents still love me."
~ John Rocker ~

"Most people think it's anger or hostility that drives him. He's a very intense person, a perfectionist. There's something about John, a fearless confidence."
~ Judy Rocker on her son ~

"He's apologized. I don't think we ought to hold it against him forever. Let's give him another chance. He didn't commit a crime."
~ Ted Turner said in his first public comment on Rocker ~

"I felt pretty good. My command wasn't there but my stuff was good. I was most impressed with that."
~ Rocker after he faced hitters for the first time during practice in Spring Training ~

�They just see me in an opposing uniform and they want to say vulgar remarks about my mom and a sister I don't have and a wife I don't have. If you are going to heckle me, at least do a little research and find out my background. Don't be completely ignorant about it.�
~ Rocker on Mets Fans ~

"I would think this guy is a complete jerk. Who in the hell does he think he is mouthing off like this? What kind of experiences does he have to talk from?"
~ Rocker, when asked if it had been somebody else making the comments he did in Sports Illustrated, what would he think about that person? ~

"If you hit one home run in the major leagues, it doesn't make you a home-run hitter, and if you make one offhanded comment like this without thinking . . . [that] doesn't make you a racist"
~ Rocker, answers the racist question ~

"I looked at him in the face and he showed me he really regrets what he said. I saw in his eyes that he was kind of sad."
~ Randell Simon to reports after meeting with John ~

"We had a very good conversation, not about race or racism, but the problems of being a celebrity and how to deal with you guys in the press. He's a good pitcher, but he's got to learn to be a celebrity."
~ Former U.N. ambassador and Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young ~

"I think John just has a little more emotion than some people. He's a good ol' Georgia boy and he just doesn't see a whole lot of hospitality here and he's not going to hide it. He's going to tell you straight up, like it is."
~ Former Brave Ryan Klesko on John ~

"I'm only 25 years old and I'm a young guy, immature. I'm trying not to act like such an idiot. I think if I keep up with the frantic pace I've got now, I'll probably die young � not that it would be such a bad thing. I'll calm down or burn out trying, I guess."
~ John Rocker on himself ~