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" 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. "

Ryne Sandberg

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" It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans. "

Ryne Sandberg

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" I've been in baseball my whole life, so I understand there's a lot in baseball that is out of your control, and you have to focus on the things you can control. "

" 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'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. "

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

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

Ryne Sandberg

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" I defend my players and coaches. "

" I played high school football at a hundred and eighty-five pounds and played big league baseball at a hundred and eighty-two. I'd get up to maybe 188 in the off-season because every summer I'd lose eight to ten pounds. "

" 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

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" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I knew nothing about managing when I started. "

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

Ryne Sandberg

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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" I do my homework. I come to the ballpark, and I relay any message that I need to relay to the players. I get that off my chest. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "