Quotes from Ryne Sandberg

I was in awe every time I walked on to the field

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.

You want to see energy, and you want to see guys on the same page. You want guys to work together and have that energy come out onto the field. That's a good place to start.

I was a hard worker.

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.

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.

You don't get hits if you're depressed.

If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup.

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.

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.

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

I've spent 34 years associated with the Cubs, and part of the reason I've stayed in baseball is because I want to be part of a World Series winner.

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.

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.

Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.

I'd rather play a double-header than speak at a banquet, and if I went to Wrigley Field knowing I had to be somewhere two hours after the game, it would bother me all day.

'The Sandberg Game' comes up all the time. Fans tell me where they were. They were driving down the highway, they were in the bleachers, they were downtown listening on the radio, they were on the farm on a tractor. I've heard all the stories where people have been. They're just amazed by the ending of the game and the thrill of it.

They use the word 'integrity' in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of Fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in.

Steve Bartman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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

If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.

When I was a minor league player, my goal was to be a major leaguer. It's no different as a minor league manager.

Football, I thought, would be a tough sport to make a living in. There is no minor league. You either make it to the NFL or you don't.