123 Quotes by Babe Ruth

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.

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.

I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars will I give up women. They're too much fun.

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.

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

How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball... The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.

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