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

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

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 o….

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.

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 ….

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..

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'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.

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

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

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..

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

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

Baseball wasn't easy for me..

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 re….

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

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 probably in trouble..

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

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

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