Quotes from Ryne Sandberg

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

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.

No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.

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

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college

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 came up under the wing of Larry Bowa, and one thing I did not do was ever take a day off from taking pregame groundballs or batting practice. Then the games were just having fun.

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.

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.

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.

There's nothing I would do differently, no wishing I had done this or done that.

My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine.

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.

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

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 had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.

When I'm arguing, I'm competing. I'm trying to win a game. And if that's what's called for, it's just a reaction.

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.

My style is I work hard at it. I feel like I'm prepared every day.

Get your work in. Work hard at it. Give it your best effort. And if you get an opportunity, be ready for it. That's respect for the game.

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.