"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."
-Ernie Banks
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"When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes."
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"But it all comes down to friendship, treating people right."
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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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