"Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy."
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"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."
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"Life is too short to worry about anything"
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"Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing."
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"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."
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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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"Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control."
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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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"That's just my family's mentality. We are a very loving, hugging and kissing kind of family. And we grew up in a church atmosphere and still have that atmosphere. There is no negativity."
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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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"I don't even take aspirin."
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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 don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone they want to, but I'm not going to worry about it."
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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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"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."
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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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"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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"Socially, it is funny. People are annoyed because, really who is a clown?."
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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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