Eric Davis
Eric Davis
Eric Keith Davisis a former center fielder for several Major League Baseball teams. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 19, 1984 with the Cincinnati Reds, the team for which he is most remembered. Blessed with a rare combination of excellent foot speed and bat speed, Davis became the first major league player to hit at least 30 home runs and steal at least 50 bases in the same season in 1987...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 May 1962
CityLos Angeles, CA
player glad anticipate
For me to become the highest paid player in the franchise, it was something I didn't anticipate. But I'm glad. I like playing for Cincinnati.
aspirin
I don't even take aspirin.
people eric pieces
I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis.
short-life life-is-too-short life-is-short
Life is too short to worry about anything
people annoyed clown
Socially, it is funny. People are annoyed because, really who is a clown?.
organization forever fans
I'll have a stamp on me forever. There will always be questions. I brought new fans to the Orioles' organization, and that's good.
doubt fields consistent
When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.
baseball jobs
Baseball is not what I love. It's my job.
games play fields
I have figured out it's not what you do on the field, it's how many games you play in.
baseball cancer play
I'm no different than others with cancer. I just happen to play professional baseball. I'm part of those statistics that cancer has touched as well.
years mad guy
I remember in 1990, there were five of us making $3 million a year. When guys passed us, we didn't cry. Why would we cry? You didn't get mad when someone got $6 million. Or $8 million.
cities careers baltimore
Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired.
feelings pressure ifs
If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here.
I've been operated on 13 times.