Willie Mays Quotes
18 quotes by 14 authors
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I never dreamed about being President, I wanted to be Willie Mays.
— George W. Bush
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If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.
— Ken Griffey, Jr.
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I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He…
— Sandy Koufax
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I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I…
— Sandy Koufax
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He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me and…
— Warren Spahn
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To be good you've gotta have a lot of little boy in you. When you see Willie Mays and Ted Williams jumping and hopping around…
— Roy Campanella
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I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
— Monte Irvin
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I've been hearing this since I first joined the Reds organization, that I'm going to be the next this or that. It's tough on a…
— Eric Davis
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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.
— Eric Davis
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With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
— Ernie Harwell
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Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his…
— Ernie Harwell
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I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it's Willie Mays.
— Ted Kluszewski
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I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.
— Monte Irvin
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Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.
— Doug Harvey
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I had some great role models along the way. My on-field heroes were the great Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Willie Mays. I wanted to…
— Allan Ray
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They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.
— Ted Williams
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Willie Mays was the best ever. When I was in college I once made a catch like the one Mays made over his head. Sometimes…
— David Duchovny
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Groundbreaking Dr' J's 1st dunk, stealing bases Willie Mays I'm gone, can't play the backfield no mo, I just don't think that's where I belong,…
— Currensy
Who Wrote These Willie Mays Quotes
14 authors contributed a total of 18 Willie Mays Quotes as follows: