Coming up through high school, coaches would tell me not to swing so hard. It's the only way I know. It just happens.
Prince FielderI've always said, "You make a lot of money in Major League Baseball, and it's all guaranteed, so what do you have to lose by going all out?" .
Prince FielderI thought it might be a cool thing [food show] to do when I retired a few years later. Then retirement came slightly prematurely.
Prince FielderI get to kind of pretend I'm going to play baseball. I get to work out and do all the stuff that was part of baseball. I just don't get to play.
Prince FielderIt was pretty hard to actually have to say the words with my teammates, my wife and my boys there. I realized it was going to happen before that day [I announce retirement], but to have to announce it and talk about in front of a lot of people was tougher than I expected. I'm glad that feeling has kind of gone away. That sadness hasn't lingered.
Prince Fielder