Joe DiMaggio was once asked why he played so hard, he replied: “Because there is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.”

Some days it’s nearly impossible to get out of bed. I don’t know if it’s just depression or my addictions clawing at me. But every day I get up, I shower and I prepare to perform. No one ever sees my struggle. I smile, I laugh and I give people my best. Some days are harder than others but I have to push through.

I have an ability, I guess you’d call it. I make people feel good about themselves. I feel the need to share it. People, whether I know them yet or not, shouldn’t have to suffer for me. So I bury my self-loathing and personal struggles and I give my best.