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

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I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make...

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make...

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs....

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs....

In baseball, there's always the next day.

In baseball, there's always the next day.

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player....

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player....

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

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

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

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

There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I...

There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I...

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

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

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the...

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the...

It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's...

It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's...

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

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

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs...

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs...

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

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

Baseball wasn't easy for me.

Baseball wasn't easy for me.

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

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

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

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

The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a...

The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a...

If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and...

If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and...

I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I...

I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I...

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

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