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

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

I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies.

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

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