Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more. Hank Aaron More Quotes by Hank Aaron More Quotes From Hank Aaron There's only one way to break the color line. Be good. I mean, play good. Play so good that they can't remember what color you were before the season started. Hank Aaron colorplaymean I never thought we'd ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get what he needs to be moved at the level it should be moved. Hank Aaron blackpresidentjobs The way I see it, it's a great thing to be the man who hit the most home runs, but it's a greater thing to be the man who did the most with the home runs he hit. So as long as there's a chance that maybe I can hammer out a little justice now and then, or a little opportunity here and there, I intend to do as I always have -- keep swinging. Hank Aaron homeopportunityrunning On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again. Hank Aaron fieldsracismsports You've got to remember, the older you get the slower you get. I've seen a lot of players get old ... if I can have a good season in 1972 and come back with another good one, well, that's different. I might not quit. But two bad ones back to back and staying home would be written on the wall. Hank Aaron wallplayerhome There wasn't much white people would allow us to do in those days. You could be a schoolteacher or an athlete to get away from the manual labor and servant-type jobs, but there wasn't much else they were going to allow you [to] do. Hank Aaron athletewhitejobs 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 doneifsknows 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 playerbravepeople There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough. Hank Aaron girlbaseballsex Failure is part of success. Hank Aaron Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball. Hank Aaron cleanbaseball I had just turned 20, and Jackie told me the only way to be successful at anything was to go out and do it. He said baseball was a game you played every day, not once a week. Hank Aaron successfulbaseballgames 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. Hank Aaron wantmemoriespeople 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 hurtgamesyears I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth. Hank Aaron baseballnamesyears 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. Hank Aaron baseballhomerunning 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 proudcountrythinking Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help. Hank Aaron ballsbaseballhelping I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer. Hank Aaron motivationalinspirationalthinking 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 wallbaseballrunning
