I Got To Experience A World Championship

There Was A Perception Of Me, And I Earned It Because I Was Really Intense, Really Gruff. I Treated Certain People Poorly At Times. It Was Because Of Who I Was. It Was Almost My Strength. I Came In All Business. I Tried To Find Ways To Fit In With That Demeanor, But It's Not Easy.

I Got To Experience A World Championship With Some Great Teammates.

Now Here I Am Almost 52 Years Old, It's Really Easy. I'm Way More At Peace. But When You're A Competitor, And You're As Intent On Becoming The Best In The World As I Was, It Comes With Consequences.

My Idea Of A 'super Bowl' Is When The Catcher Is Standing In Front Of The Plate With The Ball, Waiting For Me As I Round Third...and I Make Him Drop It. That's A Quality Super Bowl.

I Was Kind Of A Volatile Personality, Very Intense. Because Of That, I Drew Some Criticism And People Would Say Things About Me, And My Parents Had Tried To Defend Me. I Would Just Tell Them Don't Worry About It. Our Day Will Come.