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.
BABE RUTHLove the game of baseball and baseball will love you.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.
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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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What the hell difference does it make?
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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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 is the greatest game in the world and deserves the best you can give it.
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Life is a game like any other; we just don’t take it as seriously.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
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I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
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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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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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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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