Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.

I took a lot of things for granted - especially how I treated my body.

But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field - to enhance their physical appearance.

I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it.

I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me. The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn't take me long to take a stand for myself.

Whenever I wasn't watching the planes, I was playing community baseball, football, or something like that.