Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Quote by Willie Mays

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I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I...

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I...

I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the...

I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the...

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with...

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with...

I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years...

I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many...

Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many...

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that...

The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that...

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It...

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It...

I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was...

I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was...

I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field....

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field....

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball...

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball...

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Success focuses on the six D's: Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication, and Destiny.

Success focuses on the six D's: Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication, and Destiny.

If somebody came up with a really good idea, everyone would back it. Especially when...

If somebody came up with a really good idea, everyone would back it. Especially when...

Dedication is the master key to any door you take to reach success.

Dedication is the master key to any door you take to reach success.