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" 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. "

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

Ryne Sandberg

Back

Appreciated

" 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. "

Ryne Sandberg

Important

Proud

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

" I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues. "

" Time and time again, I see former teammates, and we talk about it. It feels like we are all on the same page: We enjoyed the regular season, but we were disappointed in not making the World Series. "

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

" 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. "

Ryne Sandberg

Spend

Team

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

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

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

" I defend my players and coaches. "

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

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

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 know I'm appreciated by how fans treat me, and the best way to treat them is play every day, hard. I sign autographs, but if I'm with someone I don't know who doesn't start the conversation, there won't be a conversation. That's just me, living my life. But I'll loosen up after baseball. "

Ryne Sandberg

Best

My Life

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

Ryne Sandberg

Pitching

Game

" 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. "

" 'The Sandberg Game' comes up all the time. Fans tell me where they were. They were driving down the highway, they were in the bleachers, they were downtown listening on the radio, they were on the farm on a tractor. I've heard all the stories where people have been. They're just amazed by the ending of the game and the thrill of it. "

Ryne Sandberg

Ending

Listening

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