I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
BABE RUTHIf it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
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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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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.
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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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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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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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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
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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.
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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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I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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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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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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