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> [When I joined WKRC, they were very concerned over my ability to ad lib or speak extemporaneously, which was an unknown factor up until that point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/when-i-joined-wkrc-they-were-very-concerned-over-my-ability-to-ad-lib/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

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## Other authors on Factor

## More by Waite Hoyt

> [There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/there-is-nothing-like-ruth-ever-existed-in-this-game-of-baseball-i/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [I went in, and there, in the front room, a converted bedroom, sat the first radio I had ever seen. The equipment was so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/i-went-in-and-there-in-the-front-room-a-converted-bedroom-sat-the/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [You never really know baseball until you put on a pair of cleats and get out and play it; and if you play for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/you-never-really-know-baseball-until-you-put-on-a-pair-of-cleats-and/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [The secret of success in pitching lies in getting a job with the Yankees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/the-secret-of-success-in-pitching-lies-in-getting-a-job-with-the/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [I was so naive in radio technique that I knew nothing about timing. I would write pages on Honus Wagner and then get only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/i-was-so-naive-in-radio-technique-that-i-knew-nothing-about-timing-i/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [When I joined WKRC, they were very concerned over my ability to ad lib or speak extemporaneously, which was an unknown factor up until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/when-i-joined-wkrc-they-were-very-concerned-over-my-ability-to-ad-lib/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [Joe Dugan, who was my roommate on the Yankees, was an honorary pallbearer, too. He was standing next to me as they were carrying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/joe-dugan-who-was-my-roommate-on-the-yankees-was-an-honorary/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [There was buried in Ruth humanitarianism beyond belief, an intelligence he was never given credit for, a childish desire to be over-virile, living up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/there-was-buried-in-ruth-humanitarianism-beyond-belief-an/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [Every big leaguer and his wife should teach their children to pray, God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, and God bless Babe Ruth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/every-big-leaguer-and-his-wife-should-teach-their-children-to-pray/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [Wives of ballplayers, when they teach their children their prayers, should instruct them to say: God bless mommy, God bless daddy, and God bless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/wives-of-ballplayers-when-they-teach-their-children-their-prayers/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/the-first-time-that-i-ever-saw-babe-ruth-was-in-the-boston-red-sox/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

> [It's great to be young and a Yankee!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waite-hoyt/it-s-great-to-be-young-and-a-yankee/)

[Waite Hoyt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waite-hoyt/)

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