Baseball Hall of Fame - Gary Carter: Speech 2003

The Baseball Hall of Fame remembers "The Kid" Gary Carter with these edited excerpts from his 2003 Hall of Fame Induction Speech.

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[MrYvon64]

Merci Gary pour les merveilleux souvenirs que tu nous laisses ici à Montréal. Les légendes ne meurent jamais. Pour toujours dans nos coeurs.

[Zobinski]

What a lovely induction speech. It's so obvious how much Gary Carter loved baseball, the Lord and his family. A classy guy ... always! As a long-time Expos fan Gary Carter will always be our #1 man. Rest in Peace ... you left all of us far too soon.

[molosgaming]

RIP Gary Carter

[wiixbox360mets]

Rip the kid

[jgrover78]

I love how at 4:19 Carlton Fisk gives Gary Carter the "stank eye" for giving so much respect to Johnny Bench and not mentioning him. Hahaha. Ok, so maybe Fisk wasn't giving the stank eye but it makes for a good story.

[Joseph Schiro]

wish we had baseball players today that were like Gary, who loved the game, and not the money like these fags today

[doogwood]

Gary was an ambassador of baseball for all of Canada. He created a huge fanbase that made having a team in Toronto a reality. Thankyou Gary for being the class act you were and I,ll see you some day my friend in heaven,,,

[BEANPOLE111]

RIP Gary, a true ball player... RIP Gary and the Expos

[Cardcop05]

Most don't realize the amount of inspiration Gary spead to others over his lifetime. I'm one of those he inspired at age 23 in 1989. I had 35,000 baseball cards that I had accumulated as a collector that I didn't know what to do with. While price guides told us to give them to other collectors, I thought there was a better idea. Then I was inspired by Gary's charity work with the Leukemia Society & I donated up to 100,000 cards every year to present. His inspiration may be missed more than all.

[hurreeup]

His speech was one of a kind. From a fan point of view, Gary Carter was a classy player and a true represntative of what a team player is, and what a family man should be. I know Jesus was very proud of his life. People like Gary Carter are an inspiration to others and allows them to make changes in their lives for the best. Rest in Peace. I will see you one day in Glory.