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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

Topics: Business Career Creates Early Friendships Him His Learned Loyalty Saw Wins Work Wrigley Mr

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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

Topics: About Basket Believed Business Carried Eggs He His Old-Fashioned One Thing Put Stay Talking Thing Today Watch Way Wrigley Your Mr

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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.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Am Another Business Community Cubs Did Doing Doors Friend Him Hired Me Moving Open Open Doors Relations Some Still Work Years

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Some people feel that because you are black you will never be treated fairly, and that you should voice your opinions, be militant about them. I don't feel this way. You can't convince a fool against his will.

~Ernie Banks

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I'd like to get to the last game of the World Series at Wrigley Field and hit three homers. That was what I always wanted to do.

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Topics: Always Field Game Get Hit Last Like Series Three Wanted World World Series Wrigley

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My long-range mission is to be the first athlete to win the Nobel Prize.

~Ernie Banks

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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.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Around Cap Dollars First Game Go Hit Home Home Run Made Me Pass Quarters Run Six Stands

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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

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

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 31st, 1931

Died: January 23rd, 2015

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