Eric Davis
Eric Davis
Eric Keith Davisis a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 19, 1984 with the Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he is most remembered. Blessed with a rare combination of excellent foot speed and bat speed, Davis became the first major league player to hit at least 30 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in the same season in 1987...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 May 1962
CityLos Angeles, CA
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We've got to think about everything possible that there is to think about. We have got to turn over every stone, and look into the future to find out what's waiting for us. What can physics do ... where should physics be going?
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The kids competed all game. They never quit in this game. They just kept battling.
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The kids can see that hard work is paying off. They didn't care what people in other towns thought. They believed in the 12 guys in the locker room.
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If he spends $10 million, and that's not unlikely, and let's say he gets 100,000 votes, that's $100 per vote.
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The kids competed for a full 32 minutes. We want the kids to compete on every possession.
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I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a matter of talent. No one told you what to do.
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I'd never heard of colon cancer. Baseball wasn't even important to me. I have a wife and two girls. That's what was important. The doctors told me and all I could say was, 'When are we going to get this thing out?'
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If you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything. I believe everything happens for a reason. If you are strong from within, you can will anything. I'm a firm believer that where there's a will, there's a way.
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I ate while I was taking chemo. The doctors didn't know. I really didn't get any nausea. I didn't have side effects. I would be drained for a day and a half.
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I love the game, it's the greatest game on earth, that's why I can't understand all of this talk about trying to make the game better. People talk about the high strike zone and changing this and that. Why? To speed up the game? That's the beauty of baseball. There is no time element.
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Blessings can come in a number of ways. The Lord doesn't give you what you want, the Lord gives you what you need.
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I tell you, revenge plays a big part in momentum down here.
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Nothing I did contributed to me having cancer, so I can't sit back and say, 'Oh why me.' Why not me? Why does tragedy always have to hit someone else?
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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.