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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.

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Eric Davis
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 29
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I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a matter of talent. No one told you what to do.
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It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking.
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Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy.
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Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded. Pedro Martinez got traded. So what? That's part of the game.
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I'm having a good time. I'm going to treat every game and every day as if they are my last because I now know that they could be.
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The kids competed for a full 32 minutes. We want the kids to compete on every possession.
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I'll have a stamp on me forever. There will always be questions. I brought new fans to the Orioles' organization, and that's good.
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People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you aren't here to enjoy them, what good do they do?
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I'm no different than others with cancer. I just happen to play professional baseball. I'm part of those statistics that cancer has touched as well.
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For me to become the highest paid player in the franchise, it was something I didn't anticipate. But I'm glad. I like playing for Cincinnati.
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I'd never heard of colon cancer. Baseball wasn't even important to me. I have a wife and two girls. That's what was important. The doctors told me and all I could say was, 'When are we going to get this thing out?'
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When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.
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If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here.
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I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it.
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Most of the places I've been, I've been a main piece of the puzzle.
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I was disappointed in everything - my start and the team's start. People got down on me, but I never got down on myself. I still believed I could be the type of player everyone, including me, thought I was going to be.
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I was able to get operated on four days after I was diagnosed. It was just a matter of getting this baseball-sized tumor out of me. I reflect now on how lucky I was to be in the situation where I could get the best possible help and treatment.
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I was hitting .360 when I was diagnosed. I didn't forget how to play while I was recovering. I don't know if the cancer is gone for good. I don't think anyone ever knows, but no one is going to steal my joy for as along as I'm able to play baseball.
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I remember in 1990, there were five of us making $3 million a year. When guys passed us, we didn't cry. Why would we cry? You didn't get mad when someone got $6 million. Or $8 million.
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Nothing I did contributed to me having cancer, so I can't sit back and say, 'Oh why me.' Why not me? Why does tragedy always have to hit someone else?
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