A biography for Hank Aaronhasn’t been written yet.
“You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.”
“Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit.”
“For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything. Baseball was meant for the lily-white.”
“The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.”
“I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.”