On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again.

Quote by Hank Aaron

Topics: Hank Aaron Quotes

I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the...

I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the...

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got...

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got...

Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.

Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it...

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it...

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of...

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of...

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful...

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful...

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling...

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling...

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than...

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than...

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of...

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of...

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it...

I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it...

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a...

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a...

You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots....

You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots....

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in...

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in...

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one...

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team...

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team...

Im for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by...

Im for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by...

Baseball hasn't been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The...

Baseball hasn't been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The...

The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle...

The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle...

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness...

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but...

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but...