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

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

" 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. "

" No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You want to see energy, and you want to see guys on the same page. You want guys to work together and have that energy come out onto the field. That's a good place to start. "

" Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you. "

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

" Baseball wasn't easy for me. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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'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. "

" If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors. "

" 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. "

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

" I was a hard worker. "

" I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college. "