13 Quotes & Sayings By Babe Ruth

"Babe" Ruth (1895-1948) was an American baseball star who is considered by many baseball experts to be the greatest baseball player in history. His career statistics rank him among the greatest players in the history of both Major League Baseball and of all major team sports. On May 6, 1927, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, he hit his first ever grand slam home run in a game against the New York Giants. He became the only man to hit twenty-five home runs in a single season in 1927, when he hit thirty-seven homers Read more

He also finished that season with a then record sixty-three total bases, which stands as a record today. In 1928, he hit sixty-five home runs and drove in 132 runs. His career batting average was .356.

He earned his nickname "The Bambino", which means "Baby", from Italian immigrants who called him "babbo".

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
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Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.
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It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from...
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Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game! Babe Ruth
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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game Babe Ruth
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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
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The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime. Babe Ruth
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Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world. Babe Ruth
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Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games. Babe Ruth
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Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. Babe Ruth
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You just can't beat the person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
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Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading. Babe Ruth
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I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run. Babe Ruth