So what (are) they going to say now? Are they going to say, 'Wow, I guess it can't be steroids anymore because he didn't lose all that weight?' Or are they going to be mad that I'm fat? Come on, which one is it? |
That doesn't push me at all, the game pushes me to come back, ... they're doing so well, I don't want to mess it up. |
That's a great compliment if that's the case, ... These guys are good. Everybody's playing well. You just can't take two days and two games right now and start riding the white pony. You've got continue on. If we're going to make a run at this, we've got to continue winning. There's no looking back. |
That's my plan, that's why I'm here, ... There's no doubt in my mind I can play the game at a high level. |
That's pretty cool. Wow, I didn't even know that. |
That's the first time somebody threw something like that. |
That's what my goal is right now and I expect to be ready, ... But the doctors are telling me playing this year might put that in jeopardy, that I could undo any gains I've already made. No matter how much I want to play, I'm not going to let that happen. |
That's where I would be after my first five games of Spring Training, ... I'm just plodding along, trying to get it back. |
The best thing is to keep myself in this uphill climb and not go downhill [in order to] be able to maintain that through next season as well, ... There's more baseball in me. I don't want to work so hard and then, bang, drop [so that now] I'm sitting in rehab all winter. . . . Don't do something dumb now and never be able to play again. I think it took a lot of the doctors' kicking my butt to get me to realize that. |
The Braves have always been a classy organization. They earn the respect they've gotten. |
The doctors say it's wise for me to work out hard this winter and be ready to go next season, |
The fast ones I'm able to see. The slower ones I'm missing. He challenged me one time too many. |
The game ain't fun anymore. I'm tired of all of the crap going on. |
The guys are playing really good, ... I don't want to mess `em up. |
The last at-bat, I was pretty burned out, ... I have a short period of time to help as much as I can. Hopefully, it doesn't hurt the team. They've been there all year. I'm having to make fast, fast, fast adjustments. |