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Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Thankful
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Nov 07, 2020

I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that.

Baseball
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Nov 07, 2020

In baseball, there's always the next day.

Fans
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Easy
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Nov 07, 2020

Baseball wasn't easy for me.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.

Every Day
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

My wife Margaret is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Important
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Happy
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Far
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Old
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Nov 07, 2020

At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Got
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Nov 07, 2020

I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop.

High
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up, and players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo.

Minor
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Opportunity
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Family
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Nov 07, 2020

As great a public speaker as I am, I don't know have - I don't - I don't have the words to describe Cub fans who welcomed me as a rookie, were patient through my 1-for-32 start, and took me into their homes and into their hearts and treated me like a member of their family. You picked me up when I was down.

Hard
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Nov 07, 2020

There were a lot of players who worked just as hard as I did, and if you didn't, you didn't stay in the big leagues.

Heavy Weights
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Lose
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Nov 07, 2020

I played high school football at a hundred and eighty-five pounds and played big league baseball at a hundred and eighty-two. I'd get up to maybe 188 in the off-season because every summer I'd lose eight to ten pounds.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

My Hall of Fame speech was about respect for the game.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Knew
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Nov 07, 2020

I knew nothing about managing when I started.

I Believe
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Nov 07, 2020

There is a lot to managing, and with almost four years under my belt, I believe I'm ready.

Not Interested
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not interested in on-the-job learning or on-the-job training.

First
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Nov 07, 2020

One of the first benchmarks in a season are far as at-bats is 100.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Integrity
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

'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.

Nov 07, 2020

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

Hard Worker
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Nov 07, 2020

I was a hard worker.

Fun
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Message
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Feeling
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Nov 07, 2020

I talk to the players, either individually or as a group, what I'm feeling, and I think the players appreciate that. And I think they respond to that.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

I let the players use their abilities and what they're capable of doing. If they're capable of stealing bases, I'm going to give them the green light. I'm going to teach them to pick their spots and to get a base when they can get a base.

Hard
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Nov 07, 2020

It's hard for me to answer questions I haven't thought about.

Focus
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Nov 07, 2020

I've been in baseball my whole life, so I understand there's a lot in baseball that is out of your control, and you have to focus on the things you can control.

Future
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm optimistic about the future.

Done
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

Even if we're in fifth place in September, I get butterflies before a game. I'm nervous.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Impressed
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Nov 07, 2020

Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

I know I'm appreciated by how fans treat me, and the best way to treat them is play every day, hard. I sign autographs, but if I'm with someone I don't know who doesn't start the conversation, there won't be a conversation. That's just me, living my life. But I'll loosen up after baseball.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it.

Play
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Nov 07, 2020

I thought I was a pretty good shortstop, but I also wanted to play in the major leagues.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I just appreciated so much the contract they gave me, and I wanted to give something back to the Cubs' organization.

Get
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Goal
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Big Leagues
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Nov 07, 2020

Your first responsibility is to the organization, to teach and prepare players to get to the big leagues and have them ready when they get there, but everyone in the minors wants to be in the majors.

Great Feeling
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Opportunities
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Nov 07, 2020

I have to do what I have to do, and you have to go where the opportunities are.

Defend
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Nov 07, 2020

I defend my players and coaches.

Important
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Nov 07, 2020

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 Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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 Am
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen.

Mom
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Person
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Nov 07, 2020

The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform.

Every
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?

People
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Nov 07, 2020

A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.

End Of The Tunnel
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Nov 07, 2020

I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.

Nov 07, 2020

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

Important
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Play
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Nov 07, 2020

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years.

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen.

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