Top 35 Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

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.

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.

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

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

I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.

If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.

I never forgot the four years I spent with the Phillies, my September call-ups and my big league Spring Trainings. I never forgot that.

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

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.

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