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… — Ernie Banks Copy Share Image
Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again. — Ernie Banks Copy Share
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… — Ernie Banks Copy Share
I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them. — Ernie Banks Copy Share
I was thinking (when he hit his 500th home run) about my mother and dad, about all the people in the Chicago Cubs organization… — Ernie Banks Copy Share
Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing… — Ernie Banks Copy Share
It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going. — Ernie Banks Copy Share
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… — Ernie Banks Copy Share
Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. — Ernie Banks Copy Share
