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> [“The day I become content is the day I cease to be anything more than a man who hit home runs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/the-day-i-become-content-is-the-day-i-cease-to-be-anything-more-than/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

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> [“The way I see it, it's a great thing to be the man who hit the most home runs, but it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/the-way-i-see-it-it-s-a-great-thing-to-be-the-man-who-hit-the-most/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/hank-aaron-7857_quote_the-way-i-see-it-it-s-a-great-thing-to-b_1280498.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/the-thing-i-like-about-baseball-is-that-it-s-one-on-one-you-stand-up/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

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## More by Hank Aaron

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/if-i-knew-exactly-what-i-know-now-and-had-it-to-do-over-i-d-be-a/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-think-what-separates-a-superstar-from-the-average-ballplayer-is/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-ve-tried-a-lot-of-things-in-the-off-season-but-the-only-thing-i/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-had-many-many-many-death-threats-i-couldn-t-open-letters-for-a-long/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/last-year-i-was-sort-of-a-kid-and-i-was-a-little-scared-i-ain-t/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I played sometimes about as dull as you can play it. I did things the right way, you know. I think I modeled my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-played-sometimes-about-as-dull-as-you-can-play-it-i-did-things-the/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I thought my chances to make the Braves were better and that they were being fairer to me, paying me more money to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-thought-my-chances-to-make-the-braves-were-better-and-that-they/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-bed-of-roses-all-your-life/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I tell young people - including my granddaughter - there is no shortcut in life. You have to take it one step at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-tell-young-people-including-my-granddaughter-there-is-no-shortcut/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/people-were-not-ready-to-accept-me-as-a-baseball-player-the-easiest/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/too-bad-integration-didn-t-come-sooner-because-there-were-so-many/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [Failure is a part of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/failure-is-a-part-of-success/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [“The day I become content is the day I cease to be anything more than a man who hit home runs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/the-day-i-become-content-is-the-day-i-cease-to-be-anything-more-than/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/i-don-t-see-pitches-down-the-middle-anymore-not-even-in-batting/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

> [Some people resented the fact I was trying to break a white man's record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/some-people-resented-the-fact-i-was-trying-to-break-a-white-man-s/)

[Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/)

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