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" 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. "

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" I've been in baseball my whole life, so I understand there's a lot in baseball that is out of your control, and you have to focus on the things you can control. "

Ryne Sandberg

Focus

Control

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" 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. "

" The Phillies liked the work I had done with the Cubs, and really wanted me there. They were on the phone as soon as my contract was up in Chicago, and it was just a great feeling to be wanted, to be appreciated for the work you do. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" When we went home every winter, they warned us not to lift heavy weights because they didn't want us to lose flexibility. They wanted us to be baseball players, not only home run hitters. "

" I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that. "

Ryne Sandberg

Thankful

Twice

" I'd rather play a double-header than speak at a banquet, and if I went to Wrigley Field knowing I had to be somewhere two hours after the game, it would bother me all day. "

" I knew nothing about managing when I started. "

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

" I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do - play it right and with respect. "

" 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 struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. "

" If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen. "

" The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform. "

" Baseball wasn't easy for me. "

Ryne Sandberg

Easy

Baseball

" I came up under the wing of Larry Bowa, and one thing I did not do was ever take a day off from taking pregame groundballs or batting practice. Then the games were just having fun. "

" I defend my players and coaches. "

" I let the players use their abilities and what they're capable of doing. If they're capable of stealing bases, I'm going to give them the green light. I'm going to teach them to pick their spots and to get a base when they can get a base. "

" Even if we're in fifth place in September, I get butterflies before a game. I'm nervous. "

" I talk to the players, either individually or as a group, what I'm feeling, and I think the players appreciate that. And I think they respond to that. "

" Get your work in. Work hard at it. Give it your best effort. And if you get an opportunity, be ready for it. That's respect for the game. "

" A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation. "

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

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

" I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel. "