#home run

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.' ↗

— Mickey Mantle

#ever #every #every time #hit #home

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs. ↗

— Roger Maris

#fun #had #helluva #hit #home

I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn't hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I'm proud of my stats, but I don't think I ever got on for. ↗

— Joe Morgan

#did #ever #got #guy #guys

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading. ↗

— Babe Ruth

#ballplayer #bit #even #eyes #gave

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run. ↗

— Barry Bonds

#hitting #home #home run #nothing #out

I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs. ↗

— Roberto Clemente

#hitting #home #home runs #i #i am

In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. ↗

— Bobby Thomson

#every #expected #famous #game #guys

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball. ↗

— George Herman

#hard #hit #home #home runs #how

I have only one superstition... Touch all the bases when I hit a home run. ↗

— George Herman

#hit #home #home run #i #only

I'm mad at Hank Aaron for deciding to play one more season. I threw him his last home run and thought I'd be remembered forever. Now, I'll have to throw him another. ↗

— Bill Lee

#another #deciding #forever #hank #hank aaron