Ryne Sandberg

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

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

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 players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo.

Your teammates give you the confidence. They give me the confidence all year, all postseason.

I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.