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

Quote by Willie Mays

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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...

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...

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...

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that...

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that...

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...

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....

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...

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

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

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

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

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

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

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

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 played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was...

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was...

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but...

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but...

It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting,...

It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting,...

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...

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950...

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950...