The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.
BABE RUTHI didn’t mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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It’s hard to beat somebody when they don’t give up.
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Every Strike is one step closer to a Home Run.
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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 said I’m going to hit the next one right over the flagpole. God must have been with me.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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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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If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
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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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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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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.
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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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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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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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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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A part of control is learning to correct your weaknesses.
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