I thank heaven we have had baseball in this world,the kids, our national pastime.
BABE RUTHEvery strike brings me closer to the next home run.
More Babe Ruth Quotes
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Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
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You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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What do I think about when I strike out? I think about hitting home runs.
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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.
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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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Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.
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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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What I am, what I have, what I am going to leave behind me – all this I owe to the game of baseball.
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I’m only going one way.
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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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It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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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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