I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.
I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.
Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.
When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time.