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List of Willie Mays Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 42 inspiring quotes by Willie Mays.

About Willie Mays

  • Born: May 6, 1931
  • Occupation: Baseball Player
    • The greatest challenge i think is adjusting to not playing baseball. the reason for that is i had to come out of baseball and come into the business world, not being a college graduate, not being educated to come into the business world the way i should have.
    Baseball College Thinking
    I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. it was just like walking in the park.
    Walking Away Games Trying
    I was very blessed with a good body. never got hurt. never was in the hospital. the only time i was in the hospital was when i would get exhausted a little bit, and go in for a check-up or something.
    Hurt Blessed Body
    I think i was programmed to do good things when i came into the majors. i knew how to play.
    Thinking Play Good Things
    "and my father didn't have money for me to go to college. and at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and i don't think i could have made it in basketball, because i was only 5′ 11". so i just picked baseball."
    Inspirational Basketball Baseball
    Yes, i had to learn how to live life outside, but i had so many people help me.
    Life People Helping
    I'm a very lucky guy. i had so many people help me over the years that i never had many problems. if i had a problem, i could sit down with someone and they would explain the problem to me, and the problem become like a baseball game
    Baseball Years Games
    I didn't teach you that. catch the ball with your glove.
    Baseball Balls Gloves
    I don't mean to be bashful, but i was
    Mean Bashful
    At ten i was playing against 18-year-old guys. at 15 i was playing professional ball with the birmingham black barons, so i really came very quickly in all sports.
    Sports Years Guy
    I was a baseball player, i taught baseball, and all of a sudden i was in the business world. now i used the baseball world to talk about their product. not too much, just enough to keep going. just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. that's what i did.
    Baseball Being Yourself Player
    When i was in birmingham i used to go to a place called redwood field. i used to get there for a two o'clock game. where can you make this kind of money playing sports? it was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.
    Sports Games Two
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