George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth was an American baseball player. His career in Major League Baseball lasted from 1913 to 1935, spanning 22 seasons. He was nicknamed “The Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat”. He made several batting and pitching records in his career, most notably, career home runs (714), runs batted in (2,213), bases on balls (2,062) and others. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest baseball players in all of history and one of the most celebrated American athletes of his time.
Babe Ruth was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland to parents of German ancestry. Ruth made his first professional appearance in 1914 as a ballplayer in an inter-squad game. He began his career as a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and later rose to fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth retired in 1935 ending his 22-year long career. He passed on Aug 16, 1948
1 It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth
A person who has the perseverance to stand his ground and never give up, no matter how tough it is, can never be defeated. Those who quit will never have a chance at victory.
2 Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games -Babe Ruth
Your past successes have no role to play in your present struggles. Rather, learn from your failures, and focus on the present instead on living in the past.
3 Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe Ruth
Each tiny thing that you do eventually contributes to your final success. Every habit that you form adds up and helps you in attaining success.
4 Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. -Babe Ruth
It’s our fear of failure that stops us from trying due to which we often miss some of the most promising opportunities. Show courage and face your fears. It’s on the other side of fear that greatness lies.
5 Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. -Babe Ruth
Mediocrity is often forgotten. It is the legends who always live on with the greatness that they achieved when they were alive.
6 I swing big, with everything I’ve got, I hit big or miss big. -Babe Ruth
No matter what you do, give it all you’ve got. You cannot ever be successful by holding back or by putting in half-hearted efforts.
7 If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. -Babe Ruth
Dedicate your life to something that you love with all your heart. Put all your efforts in achieving that goal and follow it with an unwavering determination.
8 The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. -Babe Ruth
It is only by working together that a team can win. The contribution from each player and the unity of the team as a whole is what determines its success.
9 All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill. -Babe Ruth
There comes a time in any career that you feel like you’ve achieved everything you wished for and you cannot continue anymore. It is then that you should make the crucial decision of whether to continue or retire.
10 Baseball changes through the years, it gets milder. -Babe Ruth
Nothing in life is permanent. Change is inevitable, and you cannot stop it. All you can do is accept that fact and adapt to the changing times.
11 Who is richer, the man who is seen, but cannot see, or the man who is not being seen, but can see? -Babe Ruth
Fame is often not a proof of credibility. More often than not, the people who are celebrated in the media are people who’re narrow-minded and having very little intellectual capacity.
12 Gee, it’s lonesome in the outfield, it’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do. -Babe Ruth
When you have nothing to do boredom often creeps up on you. It’s very easy to doze off if you’re bored and lazy. So always make sure you’re up to something productive.
13 I’ve never heard a crowd boo a homer, but I’ve heard plenty of boos after a strikeout. -Babe Ruth
The crowd always stands with those who do great things and laughs at those who fail. No matter how loud their laughs are, do not let that affect you and continue on.
14 I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball. -Babe Ruth
No matter what you are doing, put in all your efforts and give it everything you’ve got. Unless you do it with all your heart in the game, you can never succeed at anything.
15 All I can tell them is, pick a good one and sock it. -Babe Ruth
Choose a goal and be persistent about it. Work hard to achieve it and do not back down no matter how many times you fail. That is the only way to succeed.
16 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. -Babe Ruth
Sports teaches you a lot of significant things in life. Self-discipline, teamwork, integrity, control and lots of other things. As such, sports is an integral part of any education system and should not be taken lightly.
17 Don’t believe everything that’s written about you. -Babe Ruth
People have the habit to eavesdrop into your private life and exaggerate even the tiniest of things about you. So take everything they say about you with a grain of salt and don’t let it affect you.
18 The most important thing that a young athlete must do is pick the right sport. -Babe Ruth
This is not just true in sports but also in everything else you do in life. Whatever goal you set for yourself, make sure it is one that you really love and care about. A half-hearted determination will only work against you.
19 A part of control is learning to correct your weakness. -Babe Ruth
Until you can learn to accept your shortcomings and improve upon them, you’ll never be able to take control of your life. One needs to be able to address their weaknesses and turn them into their strengths.
20 Wealth is always attracted, never pursued. -Babe Ruth
The pursuit of wealth is a fruitless one. True wealth comes to you when you’ve worked hard to deserve it. Focus on yourself and everything else that you deserve will come to you on its own.
21 I said I’m going to hit the next one right over the flagpole, God must have been with me. -Babe Ruth
If you’ve decided to do something, never look back and work to accomplish it. Stay true to your word and do the things that you’ve said you will do. It’s your determination that makes it possible and not your luck.
22 Don’t be afraid to take advice, there’s always something new to learn. -Babe Ruth
Accept the fact that you do not know everything. There’s always someone who knows better than you. Do not let your ego come in between and stop you from learning something new.
23 I’m only going one way. -Babe Ruth
Focus on the one thing that you are tasked with. Do not let yourself be distracted by the numerous other things around you. You cannot do more than one thing at a time.
Inspirational Babe Ruth Quotes by the Baseball King
1. It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. -Babe Ruth
2. Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games -Babe Ruth
3. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe Ruth
4. Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. -Babe Ruth
5. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. -Babe Ruth
6. I swing big, with everything I’ve got, I hit big or miss big. -Babe Ruth
7. If it wasn’t for baseball, I’d be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. -Babe Ruth
8. The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. -Babe Ruth
9. All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill. -Babe Ruth
10. Baseball changes through the years, it gets milder. -Babe Ruth
11. Who is richer, the man who is seen, but cannot see, or the man who is not being seen, but can see? -Babe Ruth
12. Gee, it’s lonesome in the outfield, it’s hard to keep awake with nothing to do. -Babe Ruth
13. I’ve never heard a crowd boo a homer, but I’ve heard plenty of boos after a strikeout. -Babe Ruth
14. I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball. -Babe Ruth
15. All I can tell them is, pick a good one and sock it. -Babe Ruth
16. 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. -Babe Ruth
17. Don’t believe everything that’s written about you. -Babe Ruth
18. The most important thing that a young athlete must do is pick the right sport. -Babe Ruth
19. A part of control is learning to correct your weakness. -Babe Ruth
20. Wealth is always attracted, never pursued. -Babe Ruth
21. I said I’m going to hit the next one right over the flagpole, God must have been with me. -Babe Ruth
22. Don’t be afraid to take advice, there’s always something new to learn. -Babe Ruth
23. I’m only going one way. -Babe Ruth
