American - Athlete | May 6, 1931 -
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. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.
Willie Mays
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They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
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Yes, I had to learn how to live life outside, but I had so many people help me.
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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.
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I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life.
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Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.
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I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
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I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.
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I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.
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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.
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I would try and help everybody, because the game was so easy for me. It was just like walking in the park.
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People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better catches than that many times in regular season. But of course in my time, you didn't have a lot of television during the regular season. A lot of people didn't see me do a lot of things.
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