Just being able to go out there day in and day out where a lot of people counted me out says a lot for the work I put into it, and for the medical staff and the team.
People are dying in wars, and I get an opportunity to play for my country. It's not that hard of a decision. You see Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson and all those guys stand on a podium. I have the chance to do that.
You're not just representing the people of Cincinnati, you're representing everybody. It was different. You'd see all the flags and the people yelling and the uniforms. The language barrier was a little tough. But for the most part, everybody understood one thing - baseball.
They can't look at mine. They can't look at mine. You all know good and damn well that what you see is what you get. You can look at other people and speculate all you want. But you guys know from looking at me that I didn't touch a thing.
I don't worry about it. I just go out there and try to do the best I can. Whatever people think, that's fine.