Ryne Sandberg Quotes

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• I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.
• I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
• Baseball wasn't easy for me.
• When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?
• 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…
• In my day, if a guy came to spring training 20 pounds heavier than what he left, he was considered out of shape and was…
• My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine
• I was in awe every time I walked on to the field
• There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years
• 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…
• If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen
• I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college
• I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that
• I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers
• In baseball, there's always the next day
• 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
• No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.
• 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…

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