Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it's all different.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Professional sports are something they can't control.
I don't know much about sports.
Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.
Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.
The sports world is an echo chamber. All it takes is one quote from a general manager and a thousand sports columns bloom.
It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into.
I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me.
I mean, sports are big, big, big business.
When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball.
The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever land they come, speak the same language. The lessons of competition are lessons for life.