The Trail is named after one of baseball's greatest players - Hank Aaron. “Hammerin' Hank” was a man of enormous accomplishments and integrity. He holds more major league batting records than anyone in history and hit 755 home runs, many of them as a Milwaukee Brave and Brewer.

“Hank Aaron was not only one of baseball's greatest players,'' said Ken Burns, the renowned documentary filmmaker, “but was also a remarkable hero whose perseverance and forbearance in the face of unspeakable racism is a testament to the human spirit. ''

All of us have systems and people that try to prevent us from achieving our goals and/or fulfilling our dreams. But Aaron taught us that you must “keep on keepin' on.” Despite the obstacles, we must continue to see what the end will be. Remember that community building is more important than personal success.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

American professional baseball player Hank Aaron was selected for 25 All-Star Games during a major-league career that lasted 23 seasons (1954–76) and saw him breaking records that had been set by some of the greatest hitters in baseball, including Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.

Growing up in the deeply segregated south, in Mobile, Ala., he had experienced both poverty and systemic racism. He had played in the Negro American League and broken the color barrier in the South Atlantic League. He had heard many racist taunts along the way.

17 Best Hank Green Quotes About Decreasing World Suck

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• “Humanity is good.
• “No one changes the world alone and no one doesn't change it at all.
• “You might never know what you're doing.
• “Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

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10 most famous quotes of all time

• "I have a dream."
• "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -
• "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -
• "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -

“So If I'm Not Black Enough And If I'm Not White Enough, Then Tell Me, Tony, What Am I?”