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

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

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

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

" The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played. "

" I've always had that attitude that things happen for a reason. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" I knew nothing about managing when I started. "

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

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

" They use the word 'integrity' in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of Fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in. "

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

" I defend my players and coaches. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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'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. "

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

" 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. "