Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Babe Ruth Quotes

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Determination Grit Perseverance You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

Overcoming Adversity Perseverance Resilience Strength Wisdom I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.

Discernment Prudence 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.

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

Boredom Inactivity Isolation Loneliness Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.

Adaptability Change Evolution Innovation Tradition Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.

Appearance vs Reality Insight Perception Vision Wealth Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?

Confidence Ease Flow Nature Passion 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.

Consequence Control vs Unintended Outcomes Focus Intention Revenge I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.

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

Action Instinct Opportunity Simplicity 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.

Ability Admiration Skill Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

Completion Diligence Superstition I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

Happiness Inspiration Joy Participation Unity 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.

Focus Learning from Past Performance Perseverance Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

Challenge Motivation Superiority Let me show you how it's done... Loser!

Baseball Excellence Passion Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Concentration Distraction How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?

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.

Success Teamwork Unity 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.

Deception Disillusionment Expectation Idealism Reality Paris ain't much of a town.

Limits Motivation Perseverance Resilience Self-awareness All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

Fun Independence Indulgence Moderation Priorities 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.

Perseverance Progress Success Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Goal Performance Reflection Strategy If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.