Babe Ruth

"Any real American would be ashamed to see the way some of these ball players behave off the field."

"I was not a great student, but I was a great ballplayer."

"The kid don't choke. That's all you need to know."

"I've heard people say, you've got to work hard to be successful in life. But I've never found that to be true."

"Never ride behind the pitcher."

"Life is not a popularity contest, and neither is baseball."

"Get big in a hurry."

"The ballgame has given me all I have."

"I hope every kid who sees me play will go home and practice."

"You shouldn't be playing this game unless you love it."

"Never let fear stop you from achieving your goals."

"If I had my life to live over again, I would have kept on hitting."

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game."

"Success is something you have to want desperately."

"I've heard it said that I carried a cross on my shoulders."

"The most important thing is to be happy."

"Nothing ever comes easy in life."

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"I've never been a believer in limits."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"I never went to college, but I did go to school in the street."

"You need two hands to catch a baseball."

"I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had."

"The game has been very good to me and I hope I've been good to the game."

"If you're trying too hard, you're doing it wrong."

"Just keep swinging."

"Don't be afraid to make mistakes."

"I owe the public the same kind of performance I'd expect from a player on my team."

"A man who has made a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."

"Hitting is 50 percent upper body, 50 percent lower body, and 90 percent mental."