"Slapping a rattlesnake across the face with the back of your hand is safer than trying to fool Hank Aaron."
--Turk Farrell
"Hank Aaron is the greatest right handed hitter since Rogers Hornsby."
--Leo Durocher, said in 1973
"If you need a base, he'll steal it quietly. If you need a shoestring catch, he'll make it, and his hat won't fly off, and he won't fall on his butt."
--Bobby Bragan
"As far as I'm concerned Aaron is the best player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him."
--Mickey Mantle
"I'd pitch just as I would to any other hitter, but I wouldn't be damned fool enough to let go of the ball."
--Tug McGraw--on how he would pitch to Aaron with the bases loaded
"Throwing a fastball by Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a roster."
--Curt Simmons
"Magic is the only word used to describe that swing."
--Bobby Thompson
"He could beat you in a dozen ways. He could steal a base when you needed it. He could beat you with his glove."
--Dick Allen
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