A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.

Each and every day had its challenges.

I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

Get in the game. Do the best you can. Try to make a contribution. Learn from today. Apply it to tomorrow.

What keeps me going? I guess it's just a desire to keep trying to contribute and do things in life.

By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.