Quotes

On being a Cub: There's nothing more important to me in my life that this happening to me. I'm a Cubbie, I'll always be a Cubbie.

We came out of the clubhouse in left field, and I'm walking down on the grass and I'm looking to the outfield, and the ivy hadn't quite blossomed yet, but it was close. It was like walking on air. There was a feeling of electricity that I've never had.

On being a Cub broadcaster in 2008: I think I've personally become more popular as a broadcaster because I'm like they are. They love it when I let how I feel out with the emotions.

On having juvenile diabetes: I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up. I can still remember the feeling I had when I read the description: life expectancy of a juvenile insulin dependent diabetic: 25 years. It also stated that it would cause blindness, kidney failure, and hardening of the arteries. At that point, I said to myself, 'I'm going to fight this thing and beat it.' That's how badly I wanted to live and be a big league ball player.