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 RUTHRead about your case of amnesia. Must be a new brand.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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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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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
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Every Strike is one step closer to a Home Run.
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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
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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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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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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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Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
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I’m only going one way.
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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
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If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
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I won’t be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat.
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That last one sounded kinda high to me.
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Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?
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A man ought to get all he can earn. A man who knows he’s making money for other people ought to get some of the profit he brings in. Don’t make any difference if it’s baseball or a bank or a vaudeville show. It’s business, I tell you. There ain’t no sentiment to it. Forget that stuff.
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(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
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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 learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
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Wealth is always attracted, never pursued.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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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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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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