Ryne Sandberg Quotes

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Tunnels, Games, Play

  "Coleman's short 'n' sweet speech rings true" by Tim Sullivan, legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com. August 1, 2005.

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Organization, Disrespect

  "Speech should be required reading" by Susan Crowell, www.farmanddairy.com. August 4, 2005.

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Team, Games

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• 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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Running, Home

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• 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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Team, Blessing

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• 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

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  Sports, Thinking, Special

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Fear, Fields

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Games, League, Uniforms

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• In baseball, there's always the next day

  Ryne Sandberg

  Baseball, Next Day, Next

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Respect, Play

  "Coleman's short 'n' sweet speech rings true" by Tim Sullivan, legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com. August 1, 2005.

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• 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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Basketball, Baseball, School

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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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Struggle, Hard Work, Hard Times

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• 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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Baseball, Player, Who I Am

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• 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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Player, Years, Games

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• 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 on the dugout camera.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Running, Learning

  "Coleman's short 'n' sweet speech rings true" by Tim Sullivan, legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com. August 1, 2005.

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Mom, Rain, Kids

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• 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.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Jobs, Thinking, League

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• 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.

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  Sports, Games, Way

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• No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Baseball, Player

  "Andre Dawson Enters The Hall Of Fame" by Bob Warja, www.askmen.com.

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Years, Play

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Thankfulness, Postseason

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

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  Sports, Scrap

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• 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.

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  Spring, Guy, Training

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• Baseball wasn't easy for me.

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  Baseball, Easy

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

  Ryne Sandberg

  Running, Home, Games

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