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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
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Ernie Banks
Age: 83 †
Born: 1931
Born: January 31
Died: 2015
Died: January 23
Baseball Player
Dallas
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The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.
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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.
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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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It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.
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No, I think the pitching today has more depth.
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Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.
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The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.
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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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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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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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The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched.
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Baseball reveals character golf exposes it.
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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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