Babe Ruth on baseball
Babe Ruth58 quotes“If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.”
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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.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth It’s hard to beat somebody when they don’t give up.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth (Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth Love the game of baseball and baseball will love you.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth Wealth is always attracted, never pursued.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
Babe RuthBabe Ruth If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
Babe RuthBabe 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 RuthBabe Ruth Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth A part of control is learning to correct your weaknesses.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth They started something here, and the kids are keeping the ball rolling.
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
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Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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The more self-centered and egotistical a guy is, the better ballplayer he’s going to be.
Bill LeeBill Lee Baseball is a game of averages, but over a short period of time, to have a little luck going is not a bad thing.
Bill BucknerBill Buckner Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.’
Bill DickeyBill Dickey It enrages me to see only certain players singled out for the Hall of Fame because they were born with a God-given specialty.
Bert BlylevenBert Blyleven The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology.
Bernard MalamudBernard Malamud I can wear a baseball cap; I am entitled to wear a baseball cap. I am genetically pre-disposed to wear a baseball cap, whereas most English people look wrong in a baseball cap.
Bill BrysonBill Bryson I think my mom and dad did a great job with that, because we [with brother] never had any competition in baseball. We always tried to help each other.
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater