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" 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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" 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

" 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. "

" I've been hearing this since I first joined the Reds organization, that I'm going to be the next this or that. It's tough on a young player coming up. You show some positive things and everybody jumps on that and says you should be the next Willie Mays. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

" 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. "

" Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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 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. "

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

Eric Davis

You

Appreciation

" 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. "

" 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. "

Eric Davis

Something

Playing

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

" 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

" Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Baseball is not what I love. It's my job. "

" I've been operated on 13 times. "

" 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. "