Quotes by Willie Mays

It isnt hard to be good from time to time in sports. Whats tough is being good every day.

I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really dont have a good life.

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 wont be able to do this.

And my father didnt have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didnt have black quarterbacks, and I dont think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5 11. So I just picked baseball.

In 1950, when the Giants signed me, they gave me $15,000. I bought a 1950 Mercury. I couldnt drive, but I had it in the parking lot there, and everybody that could drive would drive the car. So it was like a community thing.