Don't know if I mentioned this on the other thread on Gary but on Friday Strawberry said he wished he had lived his life like Carter's. Gooden also said that the last time he and Gary talked a couple of months, Carter told him to keep fighting.
On the airwaves, fans told stories about how they met Carter at this or that occasion and how Gary spent time at length talking to them. It was obvious, as some one said, that he not only had a hall of fame career but that he lived a hall of fame live.
The impact that he had on ordinary fans' lives was quite remarkeable.