"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've been hearing this since I first joined the Reds organization, that I'm going to be the next this or that. It's tough on a young player coming up. You show some positive things and everybody jumps on that and says you should be the next Willie Mays."
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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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"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 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'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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"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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"Baseball is not what I love. It's my job."
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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 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 want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays."
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"I've been operated on 13 times."
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"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."
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"If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here."
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"I tell you, revenge plays a big part in momentum down here."
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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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