If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
BABE RUTHReading 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.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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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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Read about your case of amnesia. Must be a new brand.
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A man ought to get all he can earn. A man who knows he’s making money for other people ought to get some of the profit he brings in. Don’t make any difference if it’s baseball or a bank or a vaudeville show. It’s business, I tell you. There ain’t no sentiment to it. Forget that stuff.
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I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
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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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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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It’s hard to beat somebody when they don’t give up.
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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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What the hell difference does it make?
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(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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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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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
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