Ryne Sandberg Quotes
They instilled in me how to do things the right way, having good fundamentals, having good work habits - and even how to put on my socks.
I struggled many times when maybe it didn`t look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.
In baseball, there`s always the next day.
A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn`t work hard for validation.
I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.
In my day, if a guy came to spring training 20 pounds heavier than what he left, he was considered out of shape and was probably in trouble.
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.
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.
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.
If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen.
There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years.
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.
My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine.
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.
Baseball wasn`t easy for me.
The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform.
I played it right because that`s what you`re supposed to do - play it right and with respect.
I was in awe every time I walked on to the field.
I didn`t play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
I was in the postseason twice and I`m thankful for that.
I didn`t want to let them down or let the fans down or my teammates or my family or myself. I had too much respect for them to let them down.
No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He`s the best I`ve ever seen.
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 had to prepare physically every day, and I didn`t leave many scraps for the writers.
I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.
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.
My wife Margaret is the best thing that`s ever happened to me.
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.
