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 learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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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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What the hell difference does it make?
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Read about your case of amnesia. Must be a new brand.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
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I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?
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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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Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
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You just can’t beat the person who 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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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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