I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them.

Quote by Hank Aaron

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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....

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.

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...

On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing...

On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing...

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.

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...

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...

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...

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers....

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers....

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or...

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or...

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you...

Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you...

Where there is an ongoing relationship of caring. Where there is a sense of humor....

Where there is an ongoing relationship of caring. Where there is a sense of humor....

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding...

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding...