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Ernie Banks [1931-2015] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Baseball player

Ernest "Ernie" Banks, nicknamed "Mr. Cub" and "Mr. Sunshine", was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 and 1971.

Friendship, Car, Happiness, Morning, Patience, Sports

Quote	Tags	Rank
I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.		101
Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.	Friendship	102
It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!		103
When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.	Morning	104
Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.		105
It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!		106
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.	Patience	107
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.	Happiness	108
Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.		109
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.		110
But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.	Friendship	111
Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.		112
The Cubs are due in sixty-two.		113
The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.		114
The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.	Sports	115
No, I think the pitching today has more depth.		116
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.		117
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.		118
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.		119
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.		120
It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.		121
The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.		122
I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.	Car	123

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