Quote by Ryne Sandberg

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker's respect and love for the game was so intense that they refused to give up on it or consider it a secondary sport during their college years. They likely believed that the game deserved their full dedication and that pursuing it as something other than a top priority would undermine their reverence for the sport.

By Ryne Sandberg

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