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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" My style is I work hard at it. I feel like I'm prepared every day. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. "

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

" You don't get hits if you're depressed. "

" 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 defend my players and coaches. "

" 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. "

" In other ways, one way to be in a lineup or stay in a lineup or stay in a spot is to produce. "

" It was everyone going up there to swing for the fences, because the home runs were what would get them on 'SportsCenter.' That really changed the mindset of the players. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" You never forget the feeling of not getting to the World Series. Yes, it sticks with you. "