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" As great a public speaker as I am, I don't know have - I don't - I don't have the words to describe Cub fans who welcomed me as a rookie, were patient through my 1-for-32 start, and took me into their homes and into their hearts and treated me like a member of their family. You picked me up when I was down. "

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" There were a lot of players who worked just as hard as I did, and if you didn't, you didn't stay in the big leagues. "

Ryne Sandberg

Just

You

Stay

" I don't expect any red carpet to the big leagues. If the opportunity comes, then it comes. But I don't think I'm owed anything. "

" My Hall of Fame speech was about respect for the game. "

" Tainted numbers, I believe, do not belong in the Hall of Fame. "

" If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors. "

" I knew nothing about managing when I started. "

" I'm not interested in on-the-job learning or on-the-job training. "

" I'm optimistic about the future. "

" My wife Margaret is the best thing that's ever happened to me. "

" I've always had that attitude that things happen for a reason. "

" I have to do what I have to do, and you have to go where the opportunities are. "

Ryne Sandberg

You

Opportunities

" If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup. "

" I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. "

" Any time you're in the coaching business or managing in the minor leagues, when you see a player who has made it to the major leagues, you get a thrill out of that. "

" You don't get hits if you're depressed. "

" I was in awe every time I walked on to the field. "

" I played high school football at a hundred and eighty-five pounds and played big league baseball at a hundred and eighty-two. I'd get up to maybe 188 in the off-season because every summer I'd lose eight to ten pounds. "

" It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans. "

Ryne Sandberg

Fans

World

" I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State. "

" In other ways, one way to be in a lineup or stay in a lineup or stay in a spot is to produce. "

" I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform. "

" I know I'm appreciated by how fans treat me, and the best way to treat them is play every day, hard. I sign autographs, but if I'm with someone I don't know who doesn't start the conversation, there won't be a conversation. That's just me, living my life. But I'll loosen up after baseball. "

Ryne Sandberg

Best

My Life

" I was a hard worker. "

" There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years. "

" I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues. "

" One of the first benchmarks in a season are far as at-bats is 100. "

" Football, I thought, would be a tough sport to make a living in. There is no minor league. You either make it to the NFL or you don't. "

" 'The Sandberg Game' comes up all the time. Fans tell me where they were. They were driving down the highway, they were in the bleachers, they were downtown listening on the radio, they were on the farm on a tractor. I've heard all the stories where people have been. They're just amazed by the ending of the game and the thrill of it. "

Ryne Sandberg

Ending

Listening

" Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back. "

" All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it. "