I was thinking (when he hit ...

I was thinking (when he hit his 500th home run) about my mother and dad, about all the people in the Chicago Cubs organization that helped me and about the wonderful Chicago fans who have come out all these years to cheer me on. They've been a great inspiration to me.
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The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.
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Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.
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Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing it. And I do some work for the Cubs, in community relations.
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