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Everybody believed you had to have a big piece of lumber and then muscle the ball over the fence. But by the time I and Hank Aaron - another guy who did it with his wrists - were through, there were a lot of guys ordering light bats and playing handball.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Another Ball Bats Believed Big By The Time Did Everybody Fence Guy Guys Had Hank His Light Lot Muscle Ordering Over Piece Playing Then Through Time Were Who You Aaron

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I don't think it's up to black athletes to get involved in political or racial issues.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Athletes Black Get Involved Issues Political Racial Think Up

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I guess my critics say, 'He must be crazy. Nothing can be that beautiful.' But when you think that there are so many people around the world who have nothing, you realize how lucky you are to be making a living in the big leagues.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Around Beautiful Big Big Leagues Crazy Critics Guess He How Leagues Living Lucky Making Making A Living Many Must Nothing People Realize Say So Many People Think Who World You

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We lived near a supermarket, and whatever they threw away, we would get it, and my mother would make soup. Or she would get a big can of lard, a big can of meal, a big can of flour, a big can of beans, and fix the same meal for months.

~Ernie Banks

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When you do things to try to help people and share things, it really comes back to you. I try to do that.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Back Help Help People People Really Share Things Try You

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I thought talking to human beings was just something that could make things complicated and unpleasant. So I didn't talk much. I just watched people.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Beings Complicated Could Human Human Beings Just Just Something Make Much People Something Talk Talking Things Thought Unpleasant Watched

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I didn't understand anything about playing baseball. I started playing, and it was enjoyable. Most of my life, I played with older people on my team, in my league. I learned a lot about life. Every day in my life, I learned something new from somebody.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: About Anything Baseball Day Enjoyable Every Every Day League Learned Life Lot Most My Life New Older Older People People Played Playing Somebody Something Something New Started Team Understand

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I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Ball Base Get Hit Hits Home Home Runs Just Meet Runs Try

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I meet a lot of people that grew up with my career and have retired, and I just want to talk to them. I like to get a feeling from them, a feeling of the old times.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Career Feeling Get Grew Just Like Lot Meet Old People Retired Talk Them Times Up Want

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My theme is, 'The spirit of friendship is the balance of life.' Not money. Not the World Series. It's friendship. The relationships I have with people, that's enough to keep me happy.

~Ernie Banks

Topics: Balance Enough Friendship Happy Keep Life Me Money People Relationships Series Spirit Theme World World Series

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 31st, 1931

Died: January 23rd, 2015

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