American - Athlete | January 31, 1931 - January 23, 2015
I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.
Ernie Banks
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Playing for the Kansas City Monarchs was like my school, my learning, my world. It was my whole life.
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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.
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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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The Cubs are due in sixty-two.
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The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.
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No, I think the pitching today has more depth.
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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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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.
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When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.
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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.
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