Facts about Hank Aaron

Occup.	Athlete
From	USA
Born	February 5, 1934
Age	91 years

Summary

Hank Aaron is a famous Athlete from USA, he/she is 91 years old and still alive, born February 5, 1934.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Hank.

Related authors: Barry Bonds (Athlete), Miguel Cabrera (Athlete)

14 Famous quotes by Hank Aaron

"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course"

Hank Aaron

"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"

Hank Aaron

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

Hank Aaron

"I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them"

Hank Aaron

"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

"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

"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting"

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 never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face"

Hank Aaron

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

Hank Aaron

"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"

Hank Aaron

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

Hank Aaron

"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

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

Hank Aaron