128 Quotes by Hank Aaron

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

Whatever we do, make sure we clean up baseball.

I used to love to come to the ballpark. Now I hate it. Every day becomes a little tougher because of all this. Writers, tape recorders, microphones, cameras, questions and more questions. Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one. I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time.

I never doubted my ability, but...

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

You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots. You can miss two games a month; so pick the days you're gonna be hurt, or you're gonna rest or you're gonna have a drink or two. The rest of the time, be on that field.

If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.

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, Im 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.

I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.