I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose. – Eric Davis
It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. Id rather spend my energy smiling. – Eric Davis
Its easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, theyre saying that they dont respect you. You have to change their thinking. – Eric Davis
Ive been hearing this since I first joined the Reds organization, that Im going to be the next this or that. Its tough on a young player coming up. You show some positive things and everybody jumps on that and says you should be the next Willie Mays. – Eric Davis
People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you arent here to enjoy them, what good do they do? – Eric Davis
Its like, now youre actually complaining because youre making $9 million and guys are making more? If it makes you that upset, quit. Leave the game. Go home then and try finding another job thats going to pay you that. – Eric Davis
I dont want to be famous. I want to be secure. I dont want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis. – Eric Davis
I love the game, its the greatest game on earth, thats why I cant 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? Thats the beauty of baseball. There is no time element. – Eric Davis
I was fortunate to play for Pete Rose and have teammates like Ken Griffey Sr., Tony Perez and Dave Concepcion. I grew up in the game with a mature attitude. Ive always known it was better to be seen and not heard. – Eric Davis
Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing. – Eric Davis
