Eric Davis Quotes & Sayings

“Life is too short to worry about anything. You had better enjoy it because the next day promises nothing.”

“It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.”

“Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control.”

“People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you aren't here to enjoy them, what good do they do?”

“That's just my family's mentality. We are a very loving, hugging and kissing kind of family. And we grew up in a church atmosphere and still have that atmosphere. There is no negativity.”

“Just putting my uniform on keeps me going. Being able to get out there keeps me going. That's the best therapy.”

“I'm having a good time. I'm going to treat every game and every day as if they are my last because I now know that they could be.”

“People saw me as being heroic, but I was no more heroic than I was with other injuries I had, like the lacerated kidney I suffered during the 1990 World Series. It's just that people haven't known anyone with a lacerated kidney, but everyone can relate to someone with cancer.”

“I was able to get operated on four days after I was diagnosed. It was just a matter of getting this baseball-sized tumor out of me. I reflect now on how lucky I was to be in the situation where I could get the best possible help and treatment.”

“Circulating through the children's ward and seeing terminally ill kids, heads shaved, smiling and having a ball despite the tubes and needles sticking into them, I thought: What do I have to worry about? If God takes me, at least I've lived for 35 years.”