#babe ruth

We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth Leagues, the colleges - is in our own self-interest. That's where the pool of talent is - and also of fans. ↗

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

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Hopefully I can become the Babe Ruth of the World Wrestling Federation and be the champion at the same time. ↗

— Hulk Hogan

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It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now. ↗

— Mickey Gilley

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Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana. ↗

— Don Mattingly

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We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. ↗

— Whitey Herzog

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I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan. ↗

— Dick Schaap

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Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play. ↗

— Joe DiMaggio

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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. ↗

— Roger Maris

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Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League. ↗

— John McGraw

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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

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