I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
People were not ready to accept me as a baseball player. The easiest part of that whole thing, chasing the Babe's record,… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about (Stan) Musial, (Ted) Williams and (Jackie)… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to… — Hank Aaron Copy Share 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,… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
“I cracked one over a row a trailers that bordered the outfield fence- hit it so hard that Ted Williams came running… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
It took me 17 years to get threethousand hits in baseball.It took me one afternoon on a golf course — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
Baseball needs me because it needs somebody to stir the pot, and I need it because it's my life. It's the means… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I had just turned 20, and Jackie told me the only way to be successful at anything was to go out and… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I was being thrown to the wolves. Even though I did something great, nobody wanted to be a part of it. I… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
The first thing baseball wants to do is make you a superstar and then say that you owe baseball something. I don't… — Hank Aaron Copy Share 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… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I played sometimes about as dull as you can play it. I did things the right way, you know. I think I modeled my… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I thought my chances to make the Braves were better and that they were being fairer to me, paying me more money to play… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I tell young people - including my granddaughter - there is no shortcut in life. You have to take it one step at a… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
People were not ready to accept me as a baseball player. The easiest part of that whole thing, chasing the Babe's record, was playing… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you look back,… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
