I played basketball, baseball, and football. I never had much downtime. But I think playing multiple sports helped tremendously in my baseball career. I have the agility of all three combined into one.
I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.
Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. It's a thing I make sure I do.
The one thing I didn't understand was the Minor Leagues, how that part of the business works. I'd see Todd Hollandsworth out there one game, and the next game he wouldn't be there, and I didn't understand.
I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.
I play to have fun. I play to win. I play for my teammates.
I'm not going to change the way I work out in the offseason and prepare. I'm not going to change the way I approach the game. I'm not going to change the way I play every day.
It's never fun to sit and watch, especially when you think you could be impacting the game.
I just want the pants and shoes to match - it doesn't have to be a high-end brand for me to wear it.
That is where I got my childhood memories, watching the Home Run Derby as a kid. Maybe some kids are watching me. I would like to return that.
You want to stick with one sport and master one thing and be good, yeah, you might be able to go to more combines, but the life experiences and athleticism you get from playing three sports or whatever will stick with you and help you progress.
I recommend multiple sports for sure. The memories I have bouncing around for each sport, having to juggle some in the same day, it's tough; it's difficult.
They say in baseball, your little flaws will stick with you from the start. It's just how you can maintain and minimize them.
As long as you don't fold up and curl up into a ball, you'll be all right.
Just worry about the work you're doing and the process of that.
Just got to keep moving. Progress.
Everyone has the answer. Everyone has this. You just got to move slowly. You get good little bits of advice and go from there.
The game is nine innings. It's not two, three. It doesn't matter if it's the fifth through the seventh or the seventh through the ninth. It's not two innings - it's nine.
If I'm ready to play, I want to play.
I'm a good beginning key.
