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

Quote by Willie Mays

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Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

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...

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

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

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 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...

I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It...

I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It...

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

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

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.

I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors....

I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors....

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...

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...

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...

People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better...

People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take...

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take...

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...