Gary Carter (1954-2012)

Darryl Strawberry said “I wish I made the choices he did, and lived my life the way Gary Carter did.”

Ron Darling echoed similar comments, admitting that while some of his Mets teammates took many years to figure out that family and being a good father were the most important things in life, Carter did it “right” his whole life. Darling also said, “Gary Carter was everything you wanted in a sports hero: a great talent, a great competitor, a great family man, and a great friend.”