I want to be back every year. If I don't go, I want it to be because someone else just was having a great season. I want it to at least be a close call.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I mean, coming into this season I was just hoping to come back, stay healthy and help the team.
We have a tough schedule this summer, so I have to plan my schedule wisely if I want to be able to last throughout the season.
It's a long season, and if you can go back and forth pretty well, you'll end up OK.
A couple years ago I was going to back off and actually thought about retiring, but it keeps calling me back, and I'm going to keep going back as long as it calls me. I really think it has something to do with the good vibes that I feel I've spread through my performance and through the time that I've spent with fans.
Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on.
I promise myself that I would go and do a play every year.
It's real good to be back with you again this year.
I wanted to retire after I played for the Mets. My family said wait one year, that there was no need to rush it. I gave it a year and now it's time to say goodbye.
Of course, if this season turns out to be terrible for me - if I get injured again and this prevents me from reaching a satisfying level, then I could change my decision again. But at this moment, it absolutely feels like the right thing for me to continue through 2003.
I've been around the track a lot. I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back.