You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself. Eric Davis More Quotes by Eric Davis More Quotes From Eric Davis 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. Eric Davis keep-smilingsmileenergy Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing. Eric Davis short-lifelife-is-too-shortlife-is-short 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. Eric Davis good-timeslastsgames 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 think anyone ever knows, but no one is going to steal my joy for as along as I'm able to play baseball. Eric Davis cancerbaseballthinking 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? Eric Davis worrypeoplethinking 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. Eric Davis strongbelievefall 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 and all I could say was, 'When are we going to get this thing out?' Eric Davis cancergirlbaseball 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. Eric Davis playerpeoplethinking If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here. Eric Davis ifspressurefeelings It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking. Eric Davis pitchereasythinking Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy. Eric Davis uniformstherapyable My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself. Eric Davis teamgameswinning There's only one Mark McGwire. The man walked over 160 times. Just think. If he walks 60 times, he might hit 100 homers. Eric Davis mightmenthinking You can't get more appreciation than that, to be elected by the fans. That's the ultimate, really. Eric Davis ultimatefansappreciation I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in. Eric Davis fieldsgamesplay 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. Eric Davis baltimorecareerscities 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 teamplayerpeople I've been operated on 13 times. Eric Davis 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. Eric Davis cancerbaseballplay I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays. Eric Davis ericnextwant
