American - Athlete | January 31, 1931 - January 23, 2015
But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right.
Ernie Banks
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I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.
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People ask me a lot about the values I got from playing for the Cubs for so many years. The value I got out of it was patience. A lot of people these days are not very patient.
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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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The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine.
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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.
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I don't think it's up to black athletes to get involved in political or racial issues.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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