Willie Mays Quotes


I'm a very lucky guy. I had so many people help me over the years that I never had many problems. If I had a problem, I could sit down with someone and they would explain the problem to me, and the problem become like a baseball game.


Citations

Mays, Willie. Interview with American Academy of Achievement. Academy of Achievement, 21 Feb. 1996.

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Willie Mays
Willie Mays
  • Born: May 6, 1931
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid", is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He spent almost all of his 22-season Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants (1951–1952, 1954–1972) before finishing his career with the New York Mets (1972–1973). Regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.