"If I can help you, it helps us. It's about winning. If you can tell somebody something and it can help the team, that's what you do."

"I found out (after getting glasses in 1986) there are a lot of ugly people out there."

"I am thrilled by the tremendous honor of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and joining the other greats of the game," Murray said in a statement. "For those with whom I shared space on the playing field and in the clubhouse, I share this honor with you. Unfortunately, I cannot speak with you today because of the passing of my younger sister, Tanja, after her long-fought battle with kidney disease. Although I dedicated my professional career to the game, I have dedicated my life to my family The elation I feel by being recognized for my achievements on the field is overshadowed by the anguish of losing someone so dear to me." Source: Press Release (January 7, 2003)

"Eddie (Murray) just didn't like to talk about what he did. He didn't care to give up his little secrets. He was the best clutch-hitter that I saw during the decade that we played together. Not only on our team, but in all of baseball." - Teammate Mike Flanagan

"Eddie (Murray) was a huge part of the success of the Orioles for a lot of years. He was a great player and a great teammate. He went out and did his job every day." - Cal Ripken, Jr. (June 1998)

"Eddie Murray's bronze bust in Cooperstown will chatter only slightly less than the man himself. The first line of text on the monument should read: He spoke rarely and carried a mighty bat." - Associated Press Sportswriter David Ginsburg (January 7, 2003)

"He really just wanted to go about his business. I would put Eddie Murray in the same category as Andre Dawson. He would like to kid around with the press and (be surly), but he was a total professional. I see why he is a Hall of Famer. I am just glad I had the pleasure of playing for Eddie (Murray) for one year." - Gary Carter

"He (Eddie Murray) was one of the worst batting practice hitters I ever saw. There were times he couldn't even hit the ball out of the cage. He later related to me, 'I knew I could hit the fastball down the middle over the right-field fence, so why spend all my batting practice doing what I know I can do?'" - Teammate Mike Flanagan

"They (the Baseball Writers Association of America) made two fine choices, Eddie Murray and Gary Carter, both well-deserving. I played against both of them and both definitely deserve to be there." - Ryne Sandberg (January 7, 2003)

"When I first came to the big leagues he really helped me out and showed me the way. His professionalism - and the way he was there for his team and ready to play - really had an impact on me as a young player." - Cal Ripken, Jr.

"You've never seen a guy look so bad in BP. He (Eddie Murray) saved it for the games." - Hall of Famer & Teammate Jim Palmer