Ernie Banks Quotes
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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.
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Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again.
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Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life.
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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.
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We lived near a supermarket, and whatever they threw away, we would get it, and my mother would make soup. Or she would get a big can of lard, a big can of meal, a big can of flour, a big can of beans, and fix the same meal for months.
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I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.
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I guess my critics say, 'He must be crazy. Nothing can be that beautiful.' But when you think that there are so many people around the world who have nothing, you realize how lucky you are to be making a living in the big leagues.
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The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.
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I didn't understand anything about playing baseball. I started playing, and it was enjoyable. Most of my life, I played with older people on my team, in my league. I learned a lot about life. Every day in my life, I learned something new from somebody.
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My long-range mission is to be the first athlete to win the Nobel Prize.
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It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.
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I thought talking to human beings was just something that could make things complicated and unpleasant. So I didn't talk much. I just watched people.
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No, I think the pitching today has more depth.
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I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.
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My theme is, 'The spirit of friendship is the balance of life.' Not money. Not the World Series. It's friendship. The relationships I have with people, that's enough to keep me happy.
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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.
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I was thinking when he hit his 500th home run about my mother and dad, about all the people in the Chicago Cubs organization that helped me and about the wonderful Chicago fans who have come out all these years to cheer me on. They've been a great inspiration to me.
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Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.
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I don't think it's up to black athletes to get involved in political or racial issues.
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The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.