Willie Mays Quotes & Sayings
31 most famous Willie Mays quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 93 year old American athlete born on May 6, 1931.
“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.”
“They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.”
“I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball world to talk about their product. Not too much, just enough to keep going. Just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. That's what I did.”
“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 didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.”
“When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.”
“Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.”
“I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.”
“I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.”
“Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.”
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