On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and we go back to the back of the bus again.

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without...