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 RUTHI thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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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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All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
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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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Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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I said I’m going to hit the next one right over the flagpole. God must have been with me.
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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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I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
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What the hell difference does it make?
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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.
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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
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A part of control is learning to correct your weaknesses.
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