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 RUTHThe way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.
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What the hell difference does it make?
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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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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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(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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I’d play for half my salary if I could hit in this dump (Wrigley Field) all the time.
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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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Each strikeout brings me closer to my next homerun.
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I’m only going one way.
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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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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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That last one sounded kinda high to me.
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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 learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
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