I stick to safe, controlled movement. If it's not safe, I just won't do it. Prince Fielder More Quotes by Prince Fielder More Quotes From Prince Fielder My main goal now is waking up healthy every day and going on with life. Prince Fielder wake-up healthy goal Once I started getting multiple days off in a row, it was a long year for me. That had never happened, and everybody knew I didn't like it. Prince Fielder days-off long years It's nice to finally be able to wake up and tie my shoes without feeling like I'm about to tip over, or walk a straight line without feeling dizzy, or be able to feel my left arm. That means a lot more to me. Prince Fielder shoes nice mean I'm not really in a hurry to ever wear a neck brace. That's why I'm kind of positive about it, because I'm healthy. Prince Fielder necks healthy kind It's kind of glorious to say, "Oh man, this guy had his career cut short." I'm not calling myself Sandy Koufax by any means. I'm not in that caliber at all, but sometimes it has to end different. Prince Fielder cutting men mean I definitely don't want to run any 5K races anytime soon. I can work out pretty hard as far as intensity. But as far as playing basketball or anything high impact, it's probably not smart for me to do. Prince Fielder smart basketball running We took a family trip to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia over Christmas and New Year's. Three weeks was a long time, but it was cool, man. We were on the ocean, so that was kind of intense. After a couple of days you realize how far out you are. Prince Fielder new-year couple ocean I have nothing left to prove. I've already done enough to my neck. Prince Fielder necks done enough I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second. If I could even do that in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball. I don't miss the crowds or the travel or even being in the big leagues. I just miss being able to take batting practice and being able to swing as hard as I can. That's all I miss. Prince Fielder baseball softball running I'm just living a normal life - a regular life, as people would call it. I'm enjoying it. Prince Fielder normal-life normal people I'm still working out. It keeps me feeling good about things. Prince Fielder work-out feel-good feelings I miss the guys, and I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second. Prince Fielder swings baseball running If I could even do that [playing] in a softball league, I would never miss anything about baseball. Prince Fielder league baseball softball I was a guy who came to work every day. I was there. When my manager got to the field at 12, I felt like there was no reason for him to ever wonder if I was playing. For me, that's a big deal. I teach that to my kids. Prince Fielder guy fields kids I've always said, "You make a lot of money in Major League Baseball, and it's all guaranteed, so what do you have to lose by going all out?" . Prince Fielder league baseball said When I was playing, my wife and kids would go on the road with me, and we would go to different lunch spots that we saw on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." Prince Fielder lunch wife kids It was pretty hard to actually have to say the words with my teammates, my wife and my boys there. I realized it was going to happen before that day [I announce retirement], but to have to announce it and talk about in front of a lot of people was tougher than I expected. I'm glad that feeling has kind of gone away. That sadness hasn't lingered. Prince Fielder sadness retirement boys There are maybe one or two hours a day when I think I can play, but I get over that real quick once I realize the risk and my wife tells me, "Just take a seat." Prince Fielder real play thinking I saw [ that I and my father, Cecil end our careers with 319 home runs] after I retired. It was just weird. With all the games we played, neither one of us could hit one more home run? Obviously, it was supposed to go that way. It's a pretty cool thing, I guess. Prince Fielder home running father When you cut your hair, everybody thinks you lost weight. Prince Fielder your you hair lost