Ernie Banks Quotes

I meet a lot of people that grew up with my career and have retired, and I just want to talk to them. I like to get a feeling from them, a feeling of the old times.

Ernie Banks

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• I meet a lot of people that grew up with my career and have retired, and I just want to talk to them. I like to get a feeling from them, a feeling of the old times.

  

  Ernie Banks
  • Career
  • Feeling
  • Retired