I wish everybody could understand. When you get an opportunity to play for the United States of America—or whatever country you’re with—you got to take that opportunity and run with it because you’re going to look back on your career and say, ‘You know what? That’s probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball.’ And it really is.

Todd Frazier, a former professional baseball player who played for the U.S. team in a recent Olympic Games qualifying event, as reported by The New York Times in its story, "With Pride on the Line, U.S.A. Baseball Qualifies for Olympics."