Life Is Too Short To

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.

I Remember In 1990, There Were Five Of Us Making $3 Million A Year. When Guys Passed Us, We Didn't Cry. Why Would We Cry? You Didn't Get Mad When Someone Got $6 Million. Or $8 Million.

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.

The Kids Competed For A Full 32 Minutes. We Want The Kids To Compete On Every Possession.

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.