Hank Aaron Quotes

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.

What you do with your life and how you do it is not only a reflection on you, but on your family and all of those institutions that have helped to make you who you are.

Failure is a part of success.

I never thought we’d ever have a black president. President Obama has done such a tremendous job He just has been unable to get what he needs to be moved at the level it should be moved.

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.

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.

I can’t recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.

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

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

Can I smoke now without someone taking my picture?