Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.

Quote by Babe Ruth

Topics: Babe Ruth Quotes

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's...

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's...

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.

Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.

If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run...

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run...

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about...

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about...

How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I...

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I...

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who...

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went...

By reading the characteristic features of any man's castles in the air you can make...

By reading the characteristic features of any man's castles in the air you can make...

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and...

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and...

The way a book is read which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...

The way a book is read which is to say, the qualities a reader brings...