Willie Mays Quotes
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Willie Mays Quotes & Sayings
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I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).
— Barry Bonds
I never dreamed about being President, I wanted to be Willie Mays.
— George W. Bush
I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.
— Willie Mays
There have only been two authentic geniuses in the world, Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare and I think you'd better put Shakespeare first, darling.
— Tallulah Bankhead
They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.
— Ted Williams
I don't rate them, I just hit them.
— Willie Mays
If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line was better.
— Mickey Mantle
I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.
— Monte Irvin
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.
— 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 played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days.
— Willie Mays
I didn't teach you that. Catch the ball with your glove.
— 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
I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.
— Willie Mays
I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.
— Willie Mays
There have only been two geniuses in the world - Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.
— Tallulah Bankhead
I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.
— Willie Mays
Defense to me is the key to playing baseball.
— Willie Mays
What's tough is being good every day.
— Willie Mays
Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was.
— Willie Mays
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
— Monte Irvin
What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all.
— Willie Mays