HOUSTON -- Roger Clemens said Wednesday that reports claiming he was upset at not being included in the farewell ceremony at Yankee Stadium couldn't be further from the truth. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner also spoke of his current situation with regards to baseball but declined to discuss his legal issues during an interview with a Houston television station.

Clemens took part in a pro-am golf tournament Wednesday. The event is attached to the Administaff Small Business Classic at The Woodlands Tournament Players Course. Clemens is on the board of the tournament.

Clemens, in an interview with KRIV-TV, said reports stating he was upset the Yankees didn't include him among those honored during their final game at Yankee Stadium couldn't be further from the truth. Clemens said he was in Florida watching an Instructional League game that weekend and was traveling back to Houston from Florida when the Yankees played their final game at the stadium.

"The reports were false as many have been over the course," Clemens told the station. "I was on a plane flight coming home. So I never saw any of the game itself.

"It's amazing. It goes along with supposedly [the] Bentley that I had to sell a while back. A report that came out. I've never even owned a Bentley."

Clemens has a personal services contract with the Astros that kicks in when he officially retires. However, in the past he has worked during the offseason with some of Houston's Minor Leaguers and would like to do that again this offseason.

"If they ask me to be a part of that, I will be there with open arms," Clemens said. "I'm there with [Astros Minor League catcher] Koby [Clemens] and when we run around, and the other pitchers or players are around, it's great. Because I think the more I'm around, the more comfortable they are about asking questions, which is great. I enjoy helping because they are chasing their dreams."

Astros general manager Ed Wade said utilizing Clemens right now as part of the team's training process is not on his radar.

"He has a huge amount of knowledge of the game, and at some point in time he will be able to lend that expertise," Wade told KRIV. "We have a full-time staff that works with our players, and if you have confidence in your staff then you ought to let them do the job and not fragment the situation."

Wade said he got his message to Clemens through Astros assistant general manager Ricky Bennett. Clemens hasn't pitched in a Major League game since 2007. The 11-time All-Star said at this point he is not interested in playing.

"Right now, I don't have the desire to do so," Clemens said. "I'm enjoying what I'm doing, the number of things I'm doing around town, just enjoying that. I don't know if I will ever say no. I would have to know that I could perform at a high level and that my body would be able to hold up.

"I think I said that a long time ago that I'm not a quitter. I'm never going to quit. I think I'm just going to walk away. I think I will never be too far from the game.

"There's a time when everybody has to walk away from it, when you feel you can't do it any longer."

Clemens has filed a defamation lawsuit against his former trainer Brian McNamee for telling baseball investigator George Mitchell that Clemens used steroids and human growth hormone. The FBI is also investigating whether Clemens lied to Congress about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.

"We're doing things the right way, rocking and rolling, doing it the right way," Clemens said. "We're not going to get involved with all of the stuff that's out there, and that's it. I'm not going to discuss it one bit. We're handling it the right way."