Hank Aaron Quotes

"I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it."
-Hank Aaron in Ability quotes.

"I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat."
-Hank Aaron

"Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful hitter. The other twenty percent is just execution."
-Hank Aaron in Baseball quotes.

"The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them."
-Hank Aaron in Baseball quotes.

"I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was the best player. But I know when I see him again, I'm going to be ready for his curve ball. Failure is a part of success. There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life. But failure will never stand in the way of success if you learn from it."
-Hank Aaron

"Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit."
-Hank Aaron

"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."
-Hank Aaron

"I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth."
-Hank Aaron