I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

Quote by Hank Aaron

Topics: Hank Aaron Quotes

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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....

There is another reason journalists like to drink and eat together: they simply cannot think...

There is another reason journalists like to drink and eat together: they simply cannot think...

I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. I...

I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. I...

And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall...

And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall...

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,...

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,...