Babe Ruth Quotes

44 quotes by 36 authors

Every big leaguer and his wife should teach their children to pray, God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, and God bless Babe Ruth. — Waite Hoyt
Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager,… — Thomas Boswell
Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree. — Joe Dugan
Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment,… — Sammy Sosa
Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king. — Dan Millman
We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth… — A. Bartlett Giamatti
Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play. — Joe DiMaggio
Hopefully I can become the Babe Ruth of the World Wrestling Federation and be the champion at the same time. — Hulk Hogan
The current Babe Ruth of improv? Sacha Baron Cohen. He's pretty amazing. — Seth Rogen
Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career. — Simon Sinek
In a whirlwind, Reagan quickly knocked off fifty more push-ups, flipped, and did thirty crunches, then turned and landed a kick that dented the metal… — Peter Lerangis
I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right… — Roger Maris
Wives of ballplayers, when they teach their children their prayers, should instruct them to say: God bless mommy, God bless daddy, and God bless Babe… — Waite Hoyt
The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. — Waite Hoyt
Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me. I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat. — Effa Manley
We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. — Whitey Herzog
I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then… — Dick Schaap
I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist...I got $2,100 a… — Casey Stengel
Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew… — Don Mattingly
It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now. — Mickey Gilley

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