Quotes by Willie Mays

About Willie Mays:

Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22 season career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility.
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When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But, when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

Willie Mays

It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.

Willie Mays

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

Willie Mays

Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.

Willie Mays

When I got to professional ball I used to play 150 games every year. It depends on how many games there was.

Willie Mays

I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It was just like walking in the park.

Willie Mays

Robinson was important to all blacks. To make it into the majors and to take all the name calling, he had to be something special. He had to take all this for years, not just for Jackie Robinson, but for the nation.

Willie Mays

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.

Willie Mays

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

Willie Mays

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played with, and I never felt comfortable, when I grew up, telling other people how to act.

Willie Mays

Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.

Willie Mays

I don't rate them, I just hit them.

Willie Mays

Author Bio

  • NameWillie Mays
  • DescriptionBaseball player
  • BornMay 6, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBaseball Player
  • AwardsMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award; Rawlings Gold Glove Award