Hank Aaron Quotes, Thoughts and images

Failure is a part of success.

Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.

Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again.

I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.

The first thing baseball wants to do is make you a superstar and then say that you owe baseball something. I don't owe baseball anything. Baseball owes me.

I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.

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.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

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

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.

I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

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

Can I smoke now without someone taking my picture?

There is no such thing as a bed of roses all your life.

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.

Last year, I was sort of a kid and I was a little scared, I ain't scared anymore.

Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.

Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help.

Baseball needs me because it needs somebody to stir the pot, and I need it because it's my life. It's the means I have to make a little difference in the world.