"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
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"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
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"Failure is a part of success."
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"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."
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"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."
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"The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run."
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"I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat."
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