Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Babe Ruth Quotes
SalvationOpportunityTransformation If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.
DiscernmentPrudence Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.
ResiliencePerseveranceStrengthOvercoming AdversityWisdom I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
PerceptionWealthVisionInsightAppearance vs. Reality Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?
ConfidencePassionNatureFlowEase 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.
LonelinessBoredomIsolationInactivity Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
Focus 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.
SuperstitionCompletionDiligence I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
IntentionConsequenceFocusRevengeControl vs Unintended Outcomes I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
ActionInstinctOpportunitySimplicity All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me what it was I hit and I tell them I don't know except it looked good.
JoyParticipationUnityHappinessInspiration 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.
ModerationIndulgencePrioritiesIndependenceFun 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.
TeamworkUnitySuccess The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.