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

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When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.

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I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.

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It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.

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Work? I never worked a day in my life. I always loved what I was doing, had a passion for it.

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Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

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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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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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I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business.

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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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