I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
BABE RUTHDon’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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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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What the hell difference does it make?
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That last one sounded kinda high to me.
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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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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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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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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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Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
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They started something here, and the kids are keeping the ball rolling.
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If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
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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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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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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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Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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