I Was A Last Round Draft Pick.

I Found It Hugely Insulting That People Believed I'd Go So Far Out Of My Way - Living With Playmates, Vacationing With Actresses, Showing Up At Nightclubs - To Act Out A Lifestyle That Would Amount To A Charade. If I Was Gay, I'd Be Gay All The Way.

Nobody Wanted Me. Scouts Told Me To Go To School, To Forget Baseball. Coaches Said, 'you're Never Going To Make It.' I Appreciated Their Honesty, Because I Think When Someone Tells You Something You May Not Like, You Have To Use That As Fuel For Motivation.

I'm Playing Baseball Because I Love It, Not Because I Need The Money Or Attention. That Is Why I've Been So Dedicated. I've Accomplished A Lot Of Things No One Ever Thought I Could, And I've Done It From Hard Work.

When You're 25, You Can Eat Hamburgers And Pizza And Drink Beer And Stay Out All Night And Come Out The Next Day And Drink A Couple Cups Of Coffee And Just Play. If I Did That Today, My Heart Would Stop And I'd Need A Stretcher And An Iv.

I'm Not Trying To Prove Anybody Wrong, I'm Just Trying To Prove Something To Myself.