Ernie Banks

Baseball Player

1931-01-31

Quotes by Ernie Banks

• The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

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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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• The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.

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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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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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