Willie Mays

Willie Mays - I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.

"I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play."

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Top Willie Mays Quotes

"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."

"I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing."

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

"Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps."

"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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