Mike Piazza spoke at length about his childhood, time developing as a player and his playing career during his induction speech to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here is a selection of his speech, where he discusses his time with the Mets:
"A week later at my home in Florida, my lifeu2011long friend and agent, Danny Lozano, which I wish to thank for listeningu2011u2011 for making me listen to him, told me that I was traded to the New York Mets. It was actually the last team that I had managedu2011u2011 that I had imagined wanted me, but it was the most amazing experience any human being could have.