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
I played it right because that's what you're supposed to do – play it right and with respect.
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.
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.
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
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
I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers
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.
