I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.

Failure is part of success.

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

There is no logical reason why girls shouldn't play baseball. It's not all that tough.

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.

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody.