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

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 a….

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 an….

I don't even take aspirin..

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?.

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 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….

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

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..

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

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..

I love the game, it's the greatest game on earth, that's why I can't understand all of this talk about trying to make the game better. People talk ab….

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

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..

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 contro….

I was hitting .360 when I was diagnosed. I didn't forget how to play while I was recovering. I don't know if the cancer is gone for good. I don't thi….

I tell you, revenge plays a big part in momentum down here..

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

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..

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..

Blessings can come in a number of ways. The Lord doesn't give you what you want, the Lord gives you what you need..