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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.
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I like to be against the odds.
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I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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I don't want to be a Major League coach.
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As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
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I'm an expert in baseball and I don't even have a job. I'm an expert, more so than a lot of people out there. It should be my career until I'm dead. I should be one of the instructors. I think I've earned it.
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I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.
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Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.
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When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball.
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I don't know what you guys say, but at home, life is way different from baseball.
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I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions.
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I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
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I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at my max performance level.
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I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine.
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I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves.
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I'm going to go back to the Bay Area, this is my thing, and I'm just going to open my own school of baseball. Find a facility, find a place and just teach kids. That's what I want to do.
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My career is an open book, but my life is not.
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I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.