Dave Winfield American Athlete Quotations

There are other people like Henry Aaron. Man, just for being the best and breaking records at a time when people didn't want you to.

Now it's on to May, and you know about me and May.

I am truly sorry that a fowl of Canada is no longer with us.

But I'll tell you this, it started with my mother. I have to give her. God bless her and rest her soul. I had a good foundation at home, so when I was able to go off and do these things in baseball there was always support.

To give you an idea what it feels like to be going in with some of the best baseball players of all-time, I mean it is fantastic. I have to say this about them, there are so many of these guys up here that were my role models, people I looked up to, people I wanted to be like.

There are a lot of people who influenced me, nurtured me, helped me along the way. But I can just recall looking back, the first time I got my baseball glove. Put it on the wrong hand, all those kind of things.

The people in my life that were not only what I call heroes, but these are the people that overcame extraordinary circumstances in life.

Those are real heroes. Hilton Smith, guys that played in the Negro Leagues, never got a chance in the Major Leagues. But you kept on playing.

Roberto Clemente, not only because you played right field like it was supposed to be played, but your humanitarian efforts will live on forever.