I never did work in the off-season, and I never did play winter ball or anything else. I think it was good for me to get away after a full season... In those days, I don't think anyone ever got too complacent.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.
I'm working seven days a week in the fall. I couldn't possibly keep that up. This is only for the fall. In the last couple of years I've tended to do most of my serious writing in the winter, when there's nothing going on with football.
I get bored. We seem to have been having a little bit more time off this winter than last winter. I'm always itching to get back in the car. It's going to get harder, so I've got to make sure that I'm doing everything I possibly can do to make sure I can start next season how I ended this season.
In the summertime, I played Little League baseball; football in the fall; basketball in the winter.
Every year I try to keep in excellent shape and improve some part of my game. I play in the offseason overseas to keep my game tuned up and hopefully improve a little in some area.
There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.
I just love putting on the uniform; it's what I have done since I was 6 or 7 years old. It's the life I know. If I didn't love the life of baseball, I wouldn't work out like I do every winter.
I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.
Winter is not a season, it's an occupation.
I'm the type of person who loves to stay busy, even in my off-season.