Watch Ryan Howard 'Prepare For Another Season'

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For the first time in his career, Ryan Howard enters the offseason not as a Philadelphia Phillie.

The Phillies officially declined Howard's option in November, officially ending his stories tenure in Philly.

Now, as a free-agent, Howard, 37 is working hard to continue playing the game he still loves. We get a look at Howard training hard in a new YouTube video for Whistle Sports.

"The mindset this year is just to continue to train and prepare myself for another season," Howard said in the video.

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"There's still that fire, there's still that passion to want to play, to want to compete, in the tank. I want to play until I burn that completely out. Because I believe that, that ability is still there."

Howard had 25 home runs and 59 RBI's in 2016, despite hitting just .196.

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"You're always gonna have people who doubt you," Howard said. "It's easy. They're not me. I know the amount of work I put in."