Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.
As long as I can compete, I won't quit.
The reality is that players can't play forever.
The best thing you can do in the whole world is to play baseball. That's a lucky job... The passion for baseball is always going to be there.
You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
My approach to every game was to try to erase the games that were before and try to focus on the game at hand.