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That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit.

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Willie Mays
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: May 6
Baseball Player
Jefferson County
Alabama
Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Willie Howard Mays
The Say Hey Kid
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When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.
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I don't rate them, I just hit them.
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I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
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