As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
Young players need to know how to take care of themselves for life after baseball.
Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
I could learn how to press 'Record' on a tape recorder and write for a newspaper or a magazine.
My career is an open book, but my life is not.
I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions.
