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.
BABE RUTHWell, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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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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(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
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I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?
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Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
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I said I’m going to hit the next one right over the flagpole. God must have been with me.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.
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I’d give a year of my life if I could hit a homerun on opening day of this great new park.
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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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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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