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.

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

I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious.

I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.

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.

Failure is part of success.

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