I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico. Ernie Banks More Quotes by Ernie Banks More Quotes From Ernie Banks I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. Ernie Banks debtplayerway 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. Ernie Banks teamsportstwo 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. Ernie Banks differentplayersports No, I think the pitching today has more depth. Ernie Banks pitchingdepththinking The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine. Ernie Banks cubsshiningnine 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 i-amcityteamhome 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 daymetimebeautiful It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two! Ernie Banks daybeautiful-dayplaybeautiful 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 gamegomehome 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 memoneyfriendshiplife The Cubs are due in sixty-two. Ernie Banks duecubs
