Babe Ruth Quotes
44 quotes by 36 authors
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For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in…
— Bill Bryson
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You don't have to know anything about baseball to respond to Babe Ruth because he's just this magnificent human being. And a really good story…
— Bill Bryson
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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.
— Walter Annenberg
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Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.
— Tris Speaker
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Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew…
— Don Mattingly
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He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe…
— Jimmy Cannon
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In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ... Businessmen, in particular, in the…
— Jonathan Eig
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Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine. Do…
— Roger Maris
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If I'm compared to Babe Ruth or Willie Mays, that's great. But I'm just going to go out there and be myself.
— Ken Griffey, Jr.
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I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.
— Hank Aaron
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I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.
— Hank Aaron
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You can't judge a man by watching him live. . . . I personally watched Babe Ruth at bat three times, and he struck out…
— Sterling W Sill
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We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.
— Whitey Herzog
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Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
— Dizzy Dean
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I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He…
— Sandy Koufax
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No one hit home runs the way Babe (Ruth) did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat,…
— Lefty Gomez
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He (Babe Ruth) was very brave at the plate. You rarely saw him fall away from a pitch. He stayed right in there. No one…
— Casey Stengel
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Babe Ruth, what can you say? You are almost speechless when people put your name alongside his name. I wish I can go back in…
— Mark McGwire
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The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball,…
— Rogers Hornsby
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He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw.
— Bill Dickey
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