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 I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

Quote by Roger Maris

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It's a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I'd...

It's a business. If I could make more money down in the zinc mines I'd...

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those...

It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it.

Candlestick was built on the water. It should have been built under it.

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.

It's like obituaries, when you die they finally give you good reviews.

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay...

I don't know if I want to go to New York. They'll have to pay...

I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.

I think the most privacy I had was when the game was going on.

Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.

Maybe I'm not a great man but I damn well want to break the record.