Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it. Ernie Banks More Quotes by Ernie Banks More Quotes From Ernie Banks 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 team sports two 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 different player sports No, I think the pitching today has more depth. Ernie Banks pitching depth thinking I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico. Ernie Banks car The Cubs are gonna shine in sixty-nine. Ernie Banks cubs shining nine 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-am city team home 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 day me time beautiful It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two! Ernie Banks day beautiful-day play beautiful 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 game go me home 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 me money friendship life The Cubs are due in sixty-two. Ernie Banks due cubs