First time Quote by Warren Spahn

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…

— Warren Spahn

I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.

— Monte Irvin

Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.

— Doug Harvey

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line…

— Mickey Mantle

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

— Monte Irvin

Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You…

— Monte Irvin

“Vic Wertz once hit a ball rather famously that was later described as such: 'It would have been a home run in any other…

— Tucker Elliot

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

— Ernie Harwell

Willie Mays was the best ever. When I was in college I once made a catch like the one Mays made over his head.…

— David Duchovny

I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.

— Eric Davis

Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never given Willie…

— Monte Irvin

As much as I loved Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Junior Gilliam, and Don Newcombe, I loved watching Willie Mays play more than all of…

— Cheech Marin