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 RUTHI had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
-
-
I didn’t mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
BABE RUTH -
It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
BABE RUTH -
You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth – that means the boys. And after you’ve been a boy, and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in our national pastime.
BABE RUTH -
Every Strike is one step closer to a Home Run.
BABE RUTH -
That last one sounded kinda high to me.
BABE RUTH -
To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
BABE RUTH -
Reading isn’t good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn’t hit home runs. So I gave up reading.
BABE RUTH -
Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
BABE RUTH -
How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
BABE RUTH -
I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
BABE RUTH -
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
BABE RUTH -
I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
BABE RUTH -
Love the game of baseball and baseball will love you.
BABE RUTH -
Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
BABE RUTH -
Don’t ever forget two things I’m going to tell you. One, don’t believe everything that’s written about you. Two, don’t pick up too many checks.
BABE RUTH