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All Quotes by author - Ernie Banks

" 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. "

" Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. "

" But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right. "

" Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way. "

" During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three, but today they have a lot of depth. They have a lot of long relievers, short relievers, and the strategy is different. "

" I'd like to get to the last game of the World Series at Wrigley Field and hit three homers. That was what I always wanted to do. "

" I hit a home run in my first game, and they told me to go into the stands and pass my cap around. I made six dollars in nickels, dimes, and quarters. "

" I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. "

" I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. "

" It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two! "

" It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! "

" It was about 105 degrees in Chicago. And that's a time when everybody gets tired. I came into the clubhouse, and everybody was sitting around, and I said, 'Beautiful day. Let's play two!' And everybody looked at me like I was crazy. There were a couple of writers around, and they wrote that, and it stayed with me. "

" It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How pitchers are pitching you, how defenses are playing, certain situations about certain pitchers. "

" I wanted to finish my career with one team, in one city, one mayor, one park, one owner. I did that. The Wrigleys owned the team. We played all of our home games at Wrigley Field during the daytime. So my career was very unique, and I am proud of it. "

" Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have. "

" Mr. Wrigley believed in this: Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket. They don't do that today. This is the old-fashioned way I'm talking about. He carried it on to his business. Do one thing and stay with it. "

" My long-range mission is to be the first athlete to win the Nobel Prize. "

" No, I think the pitching today has more depth. "

" Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life. "

" Some people feel that because you are black you will never be treated fairly, and that you should voice your opinions, be militant about them. I don't feel this way. You can't convince a fool against his will. "

" The Cubs are due in sixty-two. "

" The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose. "

" The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money. "

" When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes. "

" Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it. "

" You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. "

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