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Willie Mays
March 6, 1931 -
Nationality: American
Category: Athlete
Subcategory: American Athlete

The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that is I had to come out of baseball and come into the business world, not being a college graduate, not being educated to come into the business world the way I should have.

   

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.

   

That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional baseball player to do all these things and know what each guy would hit.

   

If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.

   

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

   

When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.

   

I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.

   

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.

    Topics: Sports

I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.

   

I played with the Birmingham Black Barons. I was making 500 at 14. That was a lot of money in those days.

   

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

   

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