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I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.
Hank Aaron
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Hank Aaron
Age: 86 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 5
Died: 2021
Died: January 22
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Baseball is a lot like the ivy-covered wall of Wrigley Field--it gives off a great appearance, but when you run into it, you discover the bricks underneath. At times, it seems that we're dealing with a group of men who aren't much different than others we've all run into over the years, except they wear neckties instead of robes and hoods.
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I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.
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I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.
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Maybe the day will come when I can sit back and be content....But until that day comes, I intend to stay in the batter's box - I don't let the big guys push me out of there anymore - and keep hammering away.
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To this day, whenever I'm in Milwaukee, which is often, I'm reminded that the people there still haven't gotten over the Braves leaving ... If it helps, they should know the players haven't either.
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You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots. You can miss two games a month so pick the days you're gonna be hurt, or you're gonna rest or you're gonna have a drink or two. The rest of the time, be on that field.
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You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.
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I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them.
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I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody.
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Baseball needs me because it needs somebody to stir the pot, and I need it because it's my life. It's the means I have to make a little difference in the world.
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Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.
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I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success.
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Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him.
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Can I smoke now without someone taking my picture?
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Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.
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I'm sure glad this isn't my home ball park.
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Making the majors is not as hard as staying there, staying interested day after day. It's like being married. The hardest part is to stay married.
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Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.
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Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country.
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The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.
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