If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
BABE RUTHBaseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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That last one sounded kinda high to me.
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Wealth is always attracted, never pursued.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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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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All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
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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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A part of control is learning to correct your weaknesses.
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The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.
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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
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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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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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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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