"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."
-Ernie Banks
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"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."
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"When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes."
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"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace."
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"Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I've ever thought I'd have."
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"I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico."
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