CHICAGO -- Tucked among a storage unit that houses some of Cubs manager Joe Maddon's personal belongings is a framed poster bearing the image of Jackie Robinson.
For years, the poster hung in the visiting manager's office at old Yankee Stadium. Then the manager of the Rays, who played in the final game at the famed park, Maddon asked clubhouse manager Lou Cucuzza Jr. if he could purchase the poster. It wasn't for sale, Maddon was told. But he could have it and the poster immediately became one of Maddon's prized baseball collectibles.
The quote, attributed to Robinson, "Courage is the one quality that ensures all others," is among Maddon's favorites.