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> [The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/the-babe-was-a-great-ballplayer-sure-but-cobb-was-even-greater-babe/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

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## More by Tris Speaker

> [The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/the-american-boy-starts-swinging-the-bat-about-as-soon-as-he-can-lift/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [Luck is the great stabilizer in baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/luck-is-the-great-stabilizer-in-baseball/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/taking-the-best-left-handed-pitcher-in-baseball-and-converting-him/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/the-babe-was-a-great-ballplayer-sure-but-cobb-was-even-greater-babe/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/babe-ruth-made-a-great-mistake-when-he-gave-up-pitching/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/if-you-put-a-baseball-and-other-toys-in-front-of-a-baby-he-ll-pick-up/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/when-i-was-a-rookie-cy-young-used-to-hit-me-flies-to-sharpen-my/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

> [It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tris-speaker/it-would-be-useless-for-any-player-to-attempt-to-explain-successful/)

[Tris Speaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tris-speaker/)

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