It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright.

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.

The fight isn't over until you win.

Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey.

He's a hell of a back. We just tried to get him to fight through this because it always comes around. I think he felt he didn't have a chance and wasn't going to play no matter what he did.

My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the right people to play and then pray a lot.