At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.

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.

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

It didn't happen, but I feel fortunate for the two chances we had and it's just a shame we didn't go to a World Series for Cub fans.

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

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.

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