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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.

~Eric Davis

Topics: Always Ask Ball Bat Coaches Everything Far Fast First Good Guess Had Hit How Just Me People Pretty Say Speed Swing Swinging Who I Can

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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

Topics: Believed Could Disappointed Down Everyone Everything Going Got Including Me Myself Never People Player Start Still Team Thought Type

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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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Topics: Any Because Expect Good High His Lives Never Out Pedestal People Player Potential Put Think Up You

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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.

~Eric Davis

Topics: Care Everything Games Goal Help Itself Only Play Take Take Care Team Team Win Will Win I Can

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You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself.

~Eric Davis

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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

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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.

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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.

~Eric Davis

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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.

~Eric Davis

Topics: About Cancer Colon Comfortable Embarrassed Feel Find Getting Just Know Make Mention More Nice Nice Thing Out People Pretty Sticking Tell Test Them Thing Tube Well Worth Worth It Wrong You I Can

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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?'

~Eric Davis

Topics: Baseball Cancer Colon Could Doctors Even Get Girl Going Heard Important Me Never Out Say Thing Two Wife

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: May 29th, 1962

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