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" I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers. "

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" 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. "

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

" I never forgot the four years I spent with the Phillies, my September call-ups and my big league Spring Trainings. I never forgot that. "

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

" 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. "

" At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie. "

" I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop. "

" 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. "

" I do my homework. I come to the ballpark, and I relay any message that I need to relay to the players. I get that off my chest. "

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

" I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college. "

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

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

" Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you. "

" 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. "

" I think sometimes Hall of Famers might get labeled as guys who aren't suited for a coaching job or to be back at the Major League level. "

" I've spent 34 years associated with the Cubs, and part of the reason I've stayed in baseball is because I want to be part of a World Series winner. "

" 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. "

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" Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really. "

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" 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 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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