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The first thing baseball wants to do is make you a superstar and then say that you owe baseball something. I don't owe baseball anything. Baseball owes me.
Hank Aaron
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Hank Aaron
Age: 86 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 5
Died: 2021
Died: January 22
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Henry Louis Aaron
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Hammerin' Hank Aaron
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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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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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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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You know what the hardest thing is? What nobody wants to understand -- is me. People want their memories of me to be my memories of me. But you know what? They're not.
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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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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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I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown.
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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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I'm sure glad this isn't my home ball park.
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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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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'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.
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I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.
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If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.
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You may not think you're going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.
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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 would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished off the field and some of the things I stood for.
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I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.
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Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it.
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There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.
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