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

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I defend my players and coaches. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up, and players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo. "

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

" Your first responsibility is to the organization, to teach and prepare players to get to the big leagues and have them ready when they get there, but everyone in the minors wants to be in the majors. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I learned a lot in the Minor Leagues, spending six years there. I honed my skills, as far as coaching goes. I was able to work with the players in a lot of facets of the game. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting. "

" When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game? "

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