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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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" The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start. "

Eric Davis

Training

Start

Win

" My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself. "

" If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here. "

" People saw me as being heroic, but I was no more heroic than I was with other injuries I had, like the lacerated kidney I suffered during the 1990 World Series. It's just that people haven't known anyone with a lacerated kidney, but everyone can relate to someone with cancer. "

Eric Davis

Injuries

People

" 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. "

" I ate while I was taking chemo. The doctors didn't know. I really didn't get any nausea. I didn't have side effects. I would be drained for a day and a half. "

" I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me. "

" Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control. "

" Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy. "

Eric Davis

Just

Going

" I've been operated on 13 times. "

" If you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything. I believe everything happens for a reason. If you are strong from within, you can will anything. I'm a firm believer that where there's a will, there's a way. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You can't shelter it. You can't hide it. You have to let people know what you're going through, what you're feeling, what you think you have that's a problem. "

" 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. "

" You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself. "

" I don't think any player lives up to his potential, because people out there put you so high on a pedestal, you'll never be as good as they expect. "

Eric Davis

Think

Potential

" 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?' "

" I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. I've always known it was better to be seen and not heard. "

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

Eric Davis

Want

First

" 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. "

" You can't get more appreciation than that, to be elected by the fans. That's the ultimate, really. "

Eric Davis

You

Appreciation

" I know people are pretty well embarrassed just at the mention of colon cancer. Sticking a tube in you to find out what's wrong is not a nice thing. But I can tell them, a 30- or 40-minute test is worth it. We have to make them feel more comfortable about getting screened. "

" 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. "

" I don't even take aspirin. "

" I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in. "

" People always ask me how I can hit the ball so far, and I say, 'I just swing.' It's the coaches who first told me I had good bat speed. I was just swinging, and I guess it was fast. I'm pretty fast at everything. "

" 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. "

Eric Davis

Myself

People

" I'm not head-strong, and I'm not egotistical. I understand certain things better now. I won't be trying to be play everyday. There's only one Cal Ripken, one Lou Gehrig and one Joe DiMaggio. What is good for them isn't necessarily good for Eric Davis. "

" 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? "