You Can't Get More Appreciation Than That,

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.

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.

You Can't Get More Appreciation Than That, To Be Elected By The Fans. That's The Ultimate, Really.

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.

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.