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" There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I am not the type of person who can leave my game at the ballpark and feel comfortable that my future is set regardless of my performance. "

" 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. "

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

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

" All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and turning two is more important than knowing where to find the little red light at the dug out camera. "