Josh Hamilton issued a statement Friday discussing the issues he has been dealing with lately, which up until now he hadn't talked about in detail. "Professionally, it's been plate discipline. Personally, it's been being obedient to the Lord in quitting chewing tobacco," Hamilton said in the statement. "I was hesitant to address the tobacco once again, because it's an area that I've struggled with trying to quit in the past. I wanted to have some time of success under my belt before addressing again publicly, but felt I haven't been given that option with all of the speculating out there as to what the 'mystery issue' was." Hamilton ended the statement with a listing of two Bible verses -- Hebrews 12:4-5 and John 3:30.