Quotes by Hank Aaron

“There is no such thing as a natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.”

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

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. Thats when youve got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothings a joke to me. I dont feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

Failure is a part of success.

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.

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.

The thing I like about baseball is that its one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, its your mistake. If you hit a home run, its your home run.

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