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First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

I love baseball, and the door remains open.

Professional sports is a business.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.

People complain professional sportsmen are locked away but when they get out and enjoy themselves, people have a go.

I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player.

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.