Quote

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.

Hank Aaron

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Hank Aaron
Age: 86 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 5
Died: 2021
Died: January 22
Baseball Player
Mobile
Alabama
Henry Louis Aaron
Henry Hank L. Aaron
Henry Aaron
Hammerin' Hank Aaron
Hammerin' Hank
Year
Fields
Month
Games
Missing
Spots
Two
Hundred
Fifty
Play
Drink
Pick
Years
Months
Miss
Time
Rest
Picks
Days
Field
Hurt
Gonna

More quotes by Hank Aaron

Image
Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.
Hank Aaron
Image
There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
[My father] didn't make much money, and I tell a lot of people, you know, I was a vegetarian before people knew what a vegetarian was. That's all I ate was vegetables.
Hank Aaron
Image
I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
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
Image
Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.
Hank Aaron
Image
There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.
Hank Aaron
Image
I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.
Hank Aaron
Image
I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron
Image
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.
Hank Aaron