Life Is Too Short To Worry About

I Know People Are Pretty Well Embarrassed Just At The Mention Of Colon Cancer. Sticking A Tube In You To Find Out What's Wrong Is Not A Nice Thing. But I Can Tell Them, A 30- Or 40-minute Test Is Worth It. We Have To Make Them Feel More Comfortable About Getting Screened.

I'm Being Compared To The Impossible. I Never Saw Mays, Aaron Or Clemente Play. What About The People I Face Every Day? Tim Raines Is The Best? Mattingly Is The Best? Why Not Compare Me To My Peers?

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.

I'd Never Heard Of Colon Cancer. Baseball Wasn't Even Important To Me. I Have A Wife And Two Girls. That's What Was Important. The Doctors Told Me And All I Could Say Was, 'when Are We Going To Get This Thing Out?'

I Will Be A Role Model For Cancer Patients For The Rest Of My Life. But You Know What? When I Was Getting Chemo, Those People Inspired Me.