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" For me, the game starts with starting pitching. "

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" 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. "

" It's an elite group. And once you're in the Hall, you're in the Hall. Up until now, I think the voting system has handled things very well. And like I said before, there are no suspicions in the Hall of Fame. "

" When I was a minor league player, my goal was to be a major leaguer. It's no different as a minor league manager. "

" It was everyone going up there to swing for the fences, because the home runs were what would get them on 'SportsCenter.' That really changed the mindset of the players. "

" I'm not a sportswriter. I don't get to vote. I don't get the ballot in the mail, so it's out of my hands either way. I can say that in the history of the Hall of Fame, there are no suspicions about guys who are in the Hall of Fame. "

" You want to see energy, and you want to see guys on the same page. You want guys to work together and have that energy come out onto the field. That's a good place to start. "

" I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies. "

" 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. "

" There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me. "

" I'm optimistic about the future. "

" There's nothing I would do differently, no wishing I had done this or done that. "

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

" My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine. "

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

" 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. "

" In baseball, there's always the next day. "

" When I'm arguing, I'm competing. I'm trying to win a game. And if that's what's called for, it's just a reaction. "

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

" I just appreciated so much the contract they gave me, and I wanted to give something back to the Cubs' organization. "

" You never forget the feeling of not getting to the World Series. Yes, it sticks with you. "

" Time and time again, I see former teammates, and we talk about it. It feels like we are all on the same page: We enjoyed the regular season, but we were disappointed in not making the World Series. "

" 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. "

" It's hard for me to answer questions I haven't thought about. "

" No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Steve Bartman was in the wrong place at the wrong time. "

" Baseball wasn't easy for me. "

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

" There is a lot to managing, and with almost four years under my belt, I believe I'm ready. "