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.
BABE RUTHI swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
-
-
Every Strike is one step closer to a Home Run.
BABE RUTH -
(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
BABE RUTH -
Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
BABE RUTH -
I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
BABE RUTH -
To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
BABE RUTH -
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.
BABE RUTH -
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 RUTH -
That last one sounded kinda high to me.
BABE RUTH -
I’d play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump (Wrigley Field) all the time.
BABE RUTH -
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 RUTH -
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.
BABE RUTH -
Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
BABE RUTH -
Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
BABE RUTH -
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
BABE RUTH -
Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
BABE RUTH