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I like to be against the odds.
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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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Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.
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I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top.
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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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When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball.
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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 never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
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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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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.
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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 don't want to be a Major League coach.
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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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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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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 think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
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Baseball is just my job.
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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.
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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'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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There's not too many rich black people in this world.
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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 was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.