“As great a public speaker as I am, I don't know have - I don't - I don...” — Ryne Sandberg Quote

“As great a public speaker as I am, I don't know have - I don't - I don't have the words to describe Cub fans who welcomed me as a rookie, were patient through my 1-for-32 start, and took me into their homes and into their hearts and treated me like a member of their family. You picked me up when I was down.”

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

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

“As a cub reporter, I devoured books about journalism.”

“I want a rematch with Cub Swanson, I think I deserve to be 100 percent and fight.”

“Nobody expected me to finish Cub Swanson the way I did. When you see something like that, even I say, 'You're finally here. You're not only hanging with the best of the best, you're finishing them.'”