"When did it - When did it become……" — Ryne Sandberg
"When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?"
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34 Quotes by Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Sandberg has 34 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every…
- I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
- Baseball wasn't easy for me.
- I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose,…
- In my day, if a guy came to spring training 20 pounds heavier than what he left, he was considered…
- 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…
- 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…
- I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that