Willie Mays

“When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.”

“If I see a guy possibly cheating, I'm going to say something.”

“They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.”

“I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.”

“In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism.”

“I don't make history. I just catch fly balls.”

“What you are thinking, what shape your body is in, and what shape your mind is in… that’s what helps you win.”

“If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.”

“Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.”

“I look at my stats for the first month of the season and I know that somewhere down the line I'm going to have to go on a tear to make up for it.”

“The first thing I want to do is make sure I get a good night's sleep. And then I want to get up and go to the ballpark and see the kids. I want to see them laughing.”

“I was very fortunate to play sports. I was a good athlete.”