“I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.”
The New York Times (April 11, 1976).
Ernie Banks: 9 citations0 J'aime
Ernie Banks: Citations en anglais
“The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.”
Sporting News (May 12, 1970).
“Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.”
Sports Illustrated (August 23, 1982).
“It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!”
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum :: Born to Play Ball – Shortstops, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 2008-12-09 http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/exhibits/2008-born_to_play_ball/shortstops.php,
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum :: Born to Play Ball – Shortstops, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 2008-12-09 http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/exhibits/2008-born_to_play_ball/shortstops.php,
“Baseball reveals character; golf exposes it”
http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/sport-quotes/sports-quotes/golf-quotes/10/21/2011.
Responding to the question, "Who was the toughest pitcher you faced during your career, and why was he a special problem for you?"; as quoted in "Hall of Famers Name Their Toughest Diamond Foes" by William Guilfoile, in The 1991 National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Yearbook; reprinted in Baseball Digest (August 1992), p. 28
“The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.”
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum :: Born to Play Ball &ndash; Shortstops, George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, 2008-12-09 http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/exhibits/2008-born_to_play_ball/shortstops.php, <br class="br">also in Bill Adler, Baseball Wit (New York: Crown, 1986).
