If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. I have the same violent temper my father and older brother had. Both died of injuries from street fights in Baltimore, fights begun by flare-ups of their tempers.
BABE RUTHBaseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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I’d play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump (Wrigley Field) all the time.
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As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher’s mound. It was as if I’d been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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What the hell difference does it make?
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I didn’t mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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Life is a game like any other; we just don’t take it as seriously.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a little bit, but one that they love. Because,if they don’t really love their sport, they won’t work as hard as they should. Me? I loved to hit.
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Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.
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I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
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Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
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If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
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