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" I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. "
Ryne Sandberg
Work Hard
Every Day
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" If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup. "
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" I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do - play it right and with respect. "
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" Typically, a position change is more for instructional league and winter time. It's just a more relaxed situation. A player can make some mistakes and learn from them. That's the proper way to go about a position change, for me. "
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" There is a lot to managing, and with almost four years under my belt, I believe I'm ready. "
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" For me, the game starts with starting pitching. "
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" All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it. "
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" 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. "
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" I was in awe every time I walked on to the field. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Speak
Day
Game
" I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform. "
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" You never forget the feeling of not getting to the World Series. Yes, it sticks with you. "
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Never Forget
" 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. "
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" I have to do what I have to do, and you have to go where the opportunities are. "
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" 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. "
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