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I've Been Hearing This Since I First Joined The Reds Organization, That I'm Going To Be The Next This Or That. It's Tough On A Young Player Coming Up. You Show Some Positive Things And Everybody Jumps On That And Says You Should Be The Next Willie Mays.

You Don't Protect Mark Mcgwire. The Only Way To Protect Him Is Hit 70 Homers Yourself.

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.

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.

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.