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" 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
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Think
Potential
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" 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. "
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You
Believe
" 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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" I'm being compared to the impossible. I never saw Mays, Aaron or Clemente play. What about the people I face every day? Tim Raines is the best? Mattingly is the best? Why not compare me to my peers? "
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Impossible
" 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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Enjoy
Good
" I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis. "
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Want
" Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired. "
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City
" 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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Now
Having A Good Time
" My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself. "
Eric Davis
Goal
Care
Help
" If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here. "
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Feeling
You
Then
" It's like, now you're actually complaining because you're making $9 million and guys are making more? If it makes you that upset, quit. Leave the game. Go home then and try finding another job that's going to pay you that. "
Eric Davis
Job
You
Quit
" 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. "
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Injuries
Me
People
" You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself. "
Eric Davis
Protect
Mark
You
" 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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You
Someone
Cry
" 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. "
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Better
Game
Attitude
" 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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Happy
Play
Now
" It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling. "
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Work
Energy
Negative
" Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy. "
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Just
Going
Me
" 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. "
Eric Davis
Saying
Change
You
" 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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New
Organization
Questions
" 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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Things
You
Become
" That's just my family's mentality. We are a very loving, hugging and kissing kind of family. And we grew up in a church atmosphere and still have that atmosphere. There is no negativity. "
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Loving
Church
Negativity
" Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing. "
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Short
Life Is Too Short
Life
" 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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Like
Something
Playing
" 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. "
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Life
My Life
People
" 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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Me
Worry
Want
" 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. "
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Speed
Good
" 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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School
Talent
Know
" There's only one Mark McGwire. The man walked over 160 times. Just think. If he walks 60 times, he might hit 100 homers. "
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Think
Man
Just
" 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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Play
Statistics
Professional
" 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. "
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