I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
BABE RUTHIf 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.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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They started something here, and the kids are keeping the ball rolling.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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I didn’t mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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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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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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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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If you want to hit home runs, you’ve go to swing a lot.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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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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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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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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Love the game of baseball and baseball will love you.
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