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" 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. "

Ryne Sandberg

Work

Feeling

Great

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Ryne Sandberg

Back

Appreciated

" 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. "

Ryne Sandberg

I Am

Words

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back. "

" 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. "

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

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

Ryne Sandberg

Thankful

Twice

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

" I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting. "

" One of the first benchmarks in a season are far as at-bats is 100. "

" '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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day. "

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

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

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

" 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

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

Ryne Sandberg

You

Opportunities

" A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation. "