Babe Ruth Quotes

44 quotes by 36 authors

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
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
Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too. — Walter Annenberg
Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching. — Tris Speaker
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
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
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
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
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.
I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth. — Hank Aaron
I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron. — Hank Aaron
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
We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. — Whitey Herzog
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth. — Dizzy Dean
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
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
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
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
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
He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw. — Bill Dickey

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