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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.
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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There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.
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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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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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Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.
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[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.
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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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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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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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I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.
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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 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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There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.
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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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Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.
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Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.
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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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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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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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Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.
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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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