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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.

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.

Socially, It Is Funny. People Are Annoyed Because, Really Who Is A Clown?.

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.

I Want To Establish Myself As The First Eric Davis, Not The Next Willie Mays.