I Never Found A Place

I Can Honestly Say It Took Two Full Years For Me To Get Over The Fact That I Was No Longer A Baseball Player.

I Came Into The Game When I Broke Into The Major Leagues, The Minimum Salary Was Seven Thousand Dollars, And I'd Have To Go Home In The Wintertime And Get A Job.

When I Got Traded To The California Angels, I Really Wasn't That Excited About Going To The Angels Because It Meant Changing Leagues And Also A Whole New Set Of Teammates. But Shortly After I Got There I Realized That It Was One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me.

You've Got To Realize That In Any Competition There Is Always A Winner And Loser. When It Turns Out That You're The Loser On A Given Day, You Can Be A Graceful Loser, But It Doesn't Mean That You're A Loser In The Sense That You're Willing To Accept Losses Readily. Concede That On That Day You Weren't The Best And That You Were Beaten In Competition. But That Should Make You More Dedicated And Hard Working. It's Wrong To Accept Defeat As A Loser. Be Graceful About Losing, But Don't Accept It.

I Had The Pleasure, As Robin Said, To Live A Childhood Dream As Many Young Americans And Puerto Rican Children Live That Play Youth Baseball. And I Feel Honored And Very Thankful For That Opportunity.