Wearing his Greg Maddux jersey and holding his 3-year-old son named Maddux after his favorite player, Brian Mace, from Gainesville, Va., arrives to put out their chairs and claim a spot at the Clark Sports Center Friday in Cooperstown, N.Y. Maddux will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. —Greg Maddux said his life hasn’t changed at all since he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Not really,” he said. “Still take the trash out.”

Ready or not, Maddux gets his day in the spotlight Sunday when he’s inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown after winning four Cy Young Awards and 355 games for the Cubs and Braves.

Fans began streaming into this small town Friday, including many Chicagoans here to see Maddux and White Sox slugger Frank Thomas rewarded for their stellar careers.

The Cubs honored Maddux with a reception Friday at the Fenimore Art Museum, while the Sox will have a reception for Thomas on Saturday night.

During a lull in the party Friday, Maddux said he basically was done writing his short speech, but admits he keeps adding people that he forgot to mention in the rough draft.

“There are obviously some names in there that probably got left out, but the guys who really helped me with my baseball career are in it,” he said.

Maddux isn’t fond of speaking in public, but this is a speech that’s going to be remembered, so he wants to make it perfect.

“I’m not going to say I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “But I just want to make sure (people know) the reason I’m here is because I got a lot of help along the way, and I want to let the people along the way know I appreciate it, and get a chance to thank them and let them know I wouldn’t be here without them.”

The tricky part for Maddux is he’s an institution in two cities, and doesn’t want to slight either of them.

Asked what he remembers most about his Cubs’ experience, he replied: “Wrigley Field, the fans, the city, the day games, the ivy, the weather, the atmosphere. . The night games were special because there weren’t that many of them.”

Maddux said he’s proudest of the fact he played long and stayed healthy, which “allowed me to rack up the numbers a little bit.” He talked about some of the players he said he never could get out, naming Tony Gwynn and Mickey Morandini, and insisted he does not miss playing.