Willie Quotes

• They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

  

  Ted Williams
  • Game
  • Star
  • All-Star

• If we don't have Willie it's going to hurt us. But we have so many guys ready to step up.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • Up
  • Hurt
  • Guys

• Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson. You see what kind of talent we had, and guys in the majors knew it too.

  

  Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin
  • Majors
  • Oscar
  • Gibson

• I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

  

  Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin
  • Players
  • Tremendous
  • Aaron

• Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.

  

  Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin
  • Power
  • Question
  • Young

• Willie D is one of the first people I worked with.

  

  Mike Dean
  • People
  • Worked
  • Willie