What I am, what I have, what I am going to leave behind me – all this I owe to the game of baseball.
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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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.
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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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It’s hard to beat somebody when they don’t give up.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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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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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.
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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
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That last one sounded kinda high to me.
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They started something here, and the kids are keeping the ball rolling.
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