"It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!" — Ernie Banks

I guess my critics say, 'He must be crazy. Nothing can be that beautiful.' But when you think that there are so many people around the world who have nothing, you realize how lucky you are to be making a living in the big leagues.

Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.

Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have.

No, I think the pitching today has more depth.

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.

I don't think it's up to black athletes to get involved in political or racial issues.

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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It's a beautiful day for a ballgame... Let's play two!