The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that is I had to come out of baseball and come into the business world, not being a college graduate, not being educated to come into… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I… — Willie Mays Copy Share
I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing. — Willie Mays Copy Share
When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody. — Willie Mays Copy Share
Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching. — Willie Mays Copy Share
I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball… — Willie Mays Copy Share
What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all. — Willie Mays Copy Share
I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play. — Willie Mays Copy Share
I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an… — Willie Mays Copy Share
And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I… — Willie Mays Copy Share
Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez on his 660th home run, milestones in baseball are meant to be broken and I wish him continued success throughout… — Willie Mays Copy Share
At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came… — Willie Mays Copy Share
I don't know what Joe (DiMaggio) wanted (in regards to being called 'the greatest living ballplayer'), but I don't have a problem, if he… — Willie Mays Copy Share
