Babe Quote by Eddie Mathews

Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine.…

— Roger Maris

I don't think Hank's home run record will ever be broken. There's no way.

— David Justice

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…

— Roger Maris

I can't recall a day this year or last when I did not hear the name of Babe Ruth.

— Hank Aaron

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

— Mickey Mantle

I don't want people to forget Babe Ruth. I just want them to remember Henry Aaron.

— Hank Aaron

There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919,…

— Waite Hoyt

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the…

— Rogers Hornsby

Finally learning his baseball history, on the topic of Hank Aaron and his home run record

— Alfonso Soriano

Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.

— Lou Holtz

“Even the legendary Babe Ruth batted “only” .342. You can’t hit every ball that comes your way, and neither can anyone else.”

— Valerie Young

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

— Dan Millman