Hank Aaron Quotes

Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.

This is the biggest mistake I've made so far in my life ... When you're a sportsman, you shouldn't be involved with politics.

As a ballplayer, there is no Christian way to swing a bat. There is no Christian way to swing or throw.

I think the cloud of suspicion has been hanging over baseball for a while. I think there has been some positive things that have come out of that. There has been a drug test policy that was been implemented that got the blessings of both the Players Association and MLB. They are trying to maintain the integrity of this sport and trying to get it back, but that cloud I think will hang over a little longer.

Clean up. Clean up, everybody, everywhere. Clean up. Clean up, everybody do your share.

There is less fighting in the game than we had years ago. I mean, we penalize it.

Growing up my favorite coach was Billy Martin.

You have to enjoy winning and being part of a successful team, just being a young bloke. But at the same time you want to be back page and not front page news and be spoken about for your cricket and contributing to winning rather than getting it wrong on a night out.

I love fighting. I want to fight, but there are principles in this game. You've got to have morals. I'm not just going to fight fights to fight to get nowhere.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

That's what my mindset is, making the right play and doing the right thing each and every possession.

I like structure, and I like discipline and people doing the right thing.

My parents didn't want me to do this. My dad, when I told him I wanted to wrestle, he told me no, if you're going to play any sports, play baseball.

My dad was a plumber. That's hard work. He never missed a day of work. I will never disrespect him by not showing up for an athletic competition that has a maximum duration of 25 minutes. There should be forfeiture if you have to pull out of a fight. If you don't show up, it should be a loss on your record.

At the end of the day, I play baseball, and I don't let anything else get in my head.

Swimming and all other sports have got to get to that place where you have the trust of the people watching it.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

If I wasn't doing this, I'd be working in a chippy. Cricket can change your life. It can teach you a lot about discipline and life in general.

The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.

In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.

My whole life, I've been training for something, whether it be baseball or football or wrestling or martial arts.

When I'm thinking of sports, when I'm thinking of a boy growing up and being a man, I'm thinking of three things - honor, integrity, and toughness.

I want to do the right thing and also to enjoy myself on the pitch.

I respect the rules of the game.

If someone is not playing defense or not giving effort, that's my specialty. I don't hold back on my words.