Ernie Banks Quotes

• The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.

  Ernie Banks

  Men, Measure Of A Man, Touched

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

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Passion

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

  Ernie Banks

  Baseball, Playing Games, Two

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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

  Ernie Banks

  Happiness, Happy, Attitude

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Athlete, Adversity

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Loyalty, Wealth

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• People ask me a lot about the values I got from playing for the Cubs for so many years. The value I got out of it was patience. A lot of people these days are not very patient.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Patience, Years

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• Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it.

  Ernie Banks

  Baseball, Character, Golf

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• 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.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Loyalty, Winning

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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.

  Ernie Banks

  Baseball, Spring, Flower

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

  Ernie Banks

  Baseball, Playing Games, Games

  Sporting News, May 12, 1970.

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• It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.

  Ernie Banks

  Philosophy, Energy, Never Quit

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

  Ernie Banks

  People

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

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Baseball, Mean

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• 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.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Business, Talking

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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.

  Ernie Banks

  Running, Baseball, Mother

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

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Morning, Insecure

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

  Ernie Banks

  Player, Debt, Way

  The New York Times, April 11, 1976.

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• That's a real void in my life. I see a lot of people who struggled and went to jail and the dogs were after them. I'd look them in the eyes and say, 'God almighty, I wish I'd have been there.'

  Ernie Banks

  Dog, Real, Eye

  "ESPN SportsCentury (Disciples of Jackie Robinson)". TV Series, February 20, 2004.

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• 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.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Player, Different

  Interview with Darrell Horwitz, bleacherreport.com. 2004.

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• The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.

  Ernie Banks

  Shining, Nine, Cubs

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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.

  Ernie Banks

  Sports, Team, Two

  Interview with Darrell Horwitz, bleacherreport.com. 2004.

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• I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.

  Ernie Banks

  Car

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

  Ernie Banks

  Baseball, Playing Games, Way

  Sports Illustrated, August 23, 1982.

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

  Ernie Banks

  Thinking, Depth, Pitching

  Interview with Darrell Horwitz, bleacherreport.com. 2004.

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