Hank Aaron Quotes About Home

Quotes about: Home

• I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown.

  Hank Aaron

  Baseball, Running, Home

• 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.

  Hank Aaron

  Baseball, Running, Mistake

  "Hammerin' back at racism". www.espn.com.

• I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished off the field and some of the things I stood for.

  Hank Aaron

  Baseball, Running, Home

• Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one, I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time.

  Hank Aaron

  Home, Hair, Long

• I'm sure glad this isn't my home ball park.

  Hank Aaron

  Baseball, Home, Balls

• 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

  Sports, Baseball, Running

• 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.

  Hank Aaron

  Running, Home, Kids

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• You've got to remember, the older you get the slower you get. I've seen a lot of players get old ... if I can have a good season in 1972 and come back with another good one, well, that's different. I might not quit. But two bad ones back to back and staying home would be written on the wall.

  Hank Aaron

  Wall, Home, Player

• The way I see it, it's a great thing to be the man who hit the most home runs, but it's a greater thing to be the man who did the most with the home runs he hit. So as long as there's a chance that maybe I can hammer out a little justice now and then, or a little opportunity here and there, I intend to do as I always have -- keep swinging.

  Hank Aaron

  Running, Home, Opportunity

  Hank Aaron (2009). “I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story”, p.19, Harper Collins

• I used to love to come to the ballpark. Now I hate it. Every day becomes a little tougher because of all this. Writers, tape recorders, microphones, cameras, questions and more questions. Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one. I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time.

  Hank Aaron

  Hate, Home, Hair

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