“Jackie was speaking at a drugstore, and I said, 'I'm not going to get ...” — Hank Aaron Quote

“Jackie was speaking at a drugstore, and I said, 'I'm not going to get this opportunity again, so I better take my chances and listen to Jackie Robinson now.' Little did I know, I got front row seats, and next to me was my father.”

“You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.”

“Failure is a part of success.”

“There is nothing like being left alone again, to walk peacefully with oneself in the woods. To boil one's coffee and fill one's pipe, and to think idly and slowly as one does it.”

“In 2007, I lost my spleen and gallbladder, and I was just sick. I got altitude sickness from sickle cell trait while playing in Denver. I didn't even know if I was going to live, much less play again.”

“We're never gonna see bands like Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath again. It's over.”