I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop.

If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years

I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do – play it right and with respect.

At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.

I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State.

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.