I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.
If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen
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'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
I was in awe every time I walked on to the field
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
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 a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when I signed a letter of intent to play quarterback at Washington State.
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
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.
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 on the dugout camera.
My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine
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.
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.
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.
No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.
There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years
I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that
My wife Margaret is the best thing that's ever happened to me.
A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.
Baseball wasn't easy for me.
I never forgot the four years I spent with the Phillies, my September call-ups and my big league Spring Trainings. I never forgot that.
