I didn’t mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
BABE RUTHEvery strike brings me closer to the next home run.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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If I’d just tried for them dinky singles I could’ve batted around 600.
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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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(Ty) Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.
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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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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.
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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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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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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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Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
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All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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I hear the cheers when they roared and the jeers when they echoed.
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