I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

Obstacles don't have to stop you.

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.

You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.

Being nervous isn't bad. It just means something important is happening.