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 RUTHThe only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?
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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 be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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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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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.
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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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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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I’d give a year of my life if I could hit a homerun on opening day of this great new park.
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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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