When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes. Ernie Banks More Quotes by Ernie Banks More Quotes From Ernie Banks Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it. Ernie Banks passion sports The measure of a man is in the lives he’s touched. Ernie Banks measure-of-a-man touched men You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. Ernie Banks happy attitude happiness It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going. Ernie Banks never-quit energy philosophy Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have. Ernie Banks wealth loyalty sports 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. Ernie Banks patience sports years The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money. Ernie Banks playing-games baseball games It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two! Ernie Banks playing-games baseball two Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. Ernie Banks baseball sports mean Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it. Ernie Banks baseball golf character The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose. Ernie Banks adversity athlete sports Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again. Ernie Banks flower baseball spring But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right. Ernie Banks people I was thinking (when he hit his 500th home run) about my mother and dad, about all the people in the Chicago Cubs organization that helped me and about the wonderful Chicago fans who have come out all these years to cheer me on. They've been a great inspiration to me. Ernie Banks baseball mother running Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way. Ernie Banks playing-games baseball way 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 doors years moving 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 loyalty winning sports 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 business talking sports That's a real void in my life. I see a lot of people who struggled and went to jail and the dogs were after them. I'd look them in the eyes and say, 'God almighty, I wish I'd have been there.' Ernie Banks eye real dog I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. Ernie Banks debt player way
