83 Quotes by Willie Mays

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

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

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

I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years that I never had many problems. If I had a problem, I could sit down with someone and they would explain the problem to me, and the problem become like a baseball game

I was very blessed with a good body. Never got hurt. Never was in the hospital. The only time I was in the hospital was when I would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days

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

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.