Eric Davis Quotes
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Blessings can come in a number of ways. The Lord doesn't give you what you want, the Lord gives you what you need.
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You can't get more appreciation than that, to be elected by the fans. That's the ultimate, really.
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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?
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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?'
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People saw me as being heroic, but I was no more heroic than I was with other injuries I had, like the lacerated kidney I suffered during the 1990 World Series. It's just that people haven't known anyone with a lacerated kidney, but everyone can relate to someone with cancer.
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I ate while I was taking chemo. The doctors didn't know. I really didn't get any nausea. I didn't have side effects. I would be drained for a day and a half.
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I'm not head-strong, and I'm not egotistical. I understand certain things better now. I won't be trying to be play everyday. There's only one Cal Ripken, one Lou Gehrig and one Joe DiMaggio. What is good for them isn't necessarily good for Eric Davis.
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People always ask me how I can hit the ball so far, and I say, 'I just swing.' It's the coaches who first told me I had good bat speed. I was just swinging, and I guess it was fast. I'm pretty fast at everything.
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I'm being compared to the impossible. I never saw Mays, Aaron or Clemente play. What about the people I face every day? Tim Raines is the best? Mattingly is the best? Why not compare me to my peers?
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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.
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I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.
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I tell you, revenge plays a big part in momentum down here.
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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.
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I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in.
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I know people are pretty well embarrassed just at the mention of colon cancer. Sticking a tube in you to find out what's wrong is not a nice thing. But I can tell them, a 30- or 40-minute test is worth it. We have to make them feel more comfortable about getting screened.
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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.
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You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself.
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Baseball is not what I love. It's my job.
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I don't even take aspirin.
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Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy.
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The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start.
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My only goal is to play 162 games and help this team win. If I can do that, everything will take care of itself.
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I've been operated on 13 times.
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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.
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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?
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I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis.
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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.
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Circulating through the children's ward and seeing terminally ill kids, heads shaved, smiling and having a ball despite the tubes and needles sticking into them, I thought: What do I have to worry about? If God takes me, at least I've lived for 35 years.
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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.
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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 what to do.
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