Hank Aaron Quotes

The thing I like about baseball is that it’s one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you do well, you come back alone.

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.

The greatest feeling in the world is hitting a home run.

You can only be as good as your attitude allows you to be.

Success is not something you pursue; it’s something you attract by the person you become.

The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles.

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.

I don’t want them to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Hank Aaron.

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

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

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.

Every time I got a little money, I invested it in myself.

I don’t want to be a hero. Heroes die quickly. I want to be an enduring symbol.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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.

If it hadn’t been for baseball, I’d probably be a bum.

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.

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

I’m hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I will be pulling for him.

Hitting is hard. It’s even harder when you’re thinking too much.

You can’t think and hit at the same time.

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

I’m living proof that if you keep away from fear and confidence and stay positive, you can overcome anything.

I had to keep on the move. I couldn’t afford to be satisfied with people’s praise.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

I love what I do, and I enjoy it. You have to love what you do; otherwise, you’re going to be doing something else.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits. I did it in one afternoon playing golf.

I don’t want them to forget Babe Ruth; I just want them to remember me.

I’ll know I’ll never hit 50 home runs. But I don’t think anyone will hit .400 again.

When I’m through playing baseball, I’ll be all right. I won’t look back.

I think the most important thing about hitting is confidence. Every player is going to have his slumps, but it’s good to know at the back of your mind that those slumps don’t last forever.

You break in, you make good, you get the money, and then you hit the skids.

I can’t prate around over three thousand hits now really.

I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.

There are two things that are hard to hit and see: a fastball and a new idea.

If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?

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

Success is not something you pursue; it’s something you attract by the person you become.

Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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.

You can only be as good as your attitude allows you to be.

The greatest feeling in the world is hitting a home run.

I don’t expect people to give me anything. I just expect them to respect what I do.

I don’t want to be a hero. Heroes die quickly. I want to be an enduring symbol.

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

I’m living proof that if you keep away from fear and confidence and stay positive, you can overcome anything

I’ll know I’ll never hit 50 home runs. But I don’t think anyone will hit .400 again.

I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.

There are two things that are hard to hit and see: a fastball and a new idea.