I was being thrown to the wolves. Even though I did something great, nobody wanted to be a part of it. I was so isolated. I couldn't share it. For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything. Baseball was meant for the lily-white.
Failure is part of success. - Hank Aaron
Failure is part of success.
- Hank Aaron
Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it. - Hank Aaron
Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.
Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again. - Hank Aaron
Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again.
In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being p… - Hank Aaron
In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two things matter: being p…
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 swingi… - Hank Aaron
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 swingi…
I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer. - Hank Aaron
I think what separates a superstar from the average ballplayer is that he concentrates just a little bit longer.
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. - Hank Aaron
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.
Failure is a part of success. - Hank Aaron
Failure is a part of success.
I need to depend on Someone who is bigger, stronger and wiser than I am. I don't do it on my own. God is my strength. He gave me a good body and some… - Hank Aaron
I need to depend on Someone who is bigger, stronger and wiser than I am. I don't do it on my own. God is my strength. He gave me a good body and some…
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