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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

Topics: Created Ever Friendship Loyalty Me Same Thought Wealth Which

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

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Game Money Riches Thrills

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

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Ball Ball Game Day Game Great Great Day Play Two

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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

Topics: Always Day Doing Had Life Loved My Life Never Passion Work Worked

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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.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Am Career City Daytime Did Field Finish Games Home Mayor Our Owned Owner Park Played Proud Team Unique Very Wanted Wrigley I Am

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Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: City Kansas Kansas City Learning Life Like Playing School Whole World

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It was about 105 degrees in Chicago. And that's a time when everybody gets tired. I came into the clubhouse, and everybody was sitting around, and I said, 'Beautiful day. Let's play two!' And everybody looked at me like I was crazy. There were a couple of writers around, and they wrote that, and it stayed with me.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: About Around Beautiful Beautiful Day Came Chicago Clubhouse Couple Crazy Day Degrees Everybody Gets Like Looked Me Play Said Sitting Stayed Time Tired Two Were Writers Wrote I Came

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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

Topics: Be Happy Chances Generate Happiness Happy Must Place Try Within You Yourself

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

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Down Friendship People Right Treating

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

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Good Lose Only Prove Sport Way You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 31st, 1931

Died: January 23rd, 2015

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