I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
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.
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Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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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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Baseball is the greatest game in the world and deserves the best you can give it.
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Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.
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Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?
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Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.
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If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
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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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I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
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Let me show you how it’s done, Loser!
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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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I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
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