Babe Ruth Quotes: The Life of a Baseball Homerun Hitter

Babe Ruth's quotes are some of the best in baseball history. A lot of his most famous quotes lend themselves to everyday life just as easily as they do sports. His confidence flowed into his words and helped make them both inspirational and motivational. So whether you need some everyday wisdom, or just want some great quotes on baseball, Babe Ruth is a great source. Here are the top ten Babe Ruth quotes and sayings.

When it is time to hang up the cleats

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

Babe Ruth quote on stepping up to your fears

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

A man on a mission

"I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of six and sixteen wearing a glove and swinging a bat."

Thank God for baseball

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

I would've loved to see him try to prove this for just one season

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

Babe Ruth, the optimist

"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run."

Wonder where he read this bit of wisdom

"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."

The past is not the present

"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games."

Babe Ruth quote on pitching

"As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy."

Babe Ruth quote on the prick that could hit

"[Ty] Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit."

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