Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star. We had no idea that other people would think we were special, because there was no other lifestyle to compare it to.

Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that.

Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star.

I walk fast. Keep moving. Always be a moving target. Marilyn Monroe taught me that.

Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

In Mali, you hear music everywhere. What is fantastic in Mali is the music tradition is handed down from father to son orally. It is not written. You learn from your father and add something, because you are living now and telling a story to others. This results in many different interpretations of the same song.

But I'll tell you this, it started with my mother. I have to give her. God bless her and rest her soul. I had a good foundation at home, so when I was able to go off and do these things in baseball there was always support.

Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much.