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
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
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