Ernie Banks
Better known as Ernie Banks, is an American former Major League Baseball player who played with the Chicago Cubs (1953–1971).
Page 1 of 1
I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.
He never complained about his team's bad luck or bad talent, never stopped playing the game for joy, never stopped giving his all, never lost his proud demeanor, and never acted like anything but a winner. He was a symbol of the Cubs' fans undiminishing resilience. If he could be happy to come to the park each afternoon, then so could we.
You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.
It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!
His wrists are the secret of (Ernie) Banks' success. Instead of taking the big Ruthian type swing of the lively ball era, he swings his bat as if it were a buggy whip, striking at the ball with the reflexive swiftness of a serpent's tongue.
Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.
The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.
Page 1 of 1