Tony Oliva Quotes

Tony Oliva — American Athlete born on July 20, 1940,

Tony Pedro Oliva is a former Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter. A star of the first magnitude during baseball's "second deadball era", he spent his entire 15-year baseball career playing for the Minnesota Twins from 1962 through 1976... (wikipedia)

I love New York. I love to come here, to play here, the tradition here. I'll never forget my first home run here was over Mickey Mantle's head.

The people who run the game, they are the ones who want to change it and make people believe that it's different somehow. It's not different, the only difference is that some ballplayers today have a chance for a four- or five-year contract and they can make big money.

I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.

They gave me a second opportunity and 45 years later I'm still here.

I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much.