Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Babe Ruth

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Babe Ruth

Born in Baltimore in 1895, Babe Ruth transformed baseball from a game of strategy into a spectacle of power. After excelling as a pitcher, he became history's most iconic slugger with 714 home runs, turning the New York Yankees into a dynasty and professional sports into mass entertainment. His rags-to-riches story from an orphanage to national hero defined the American Dream.

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Babe Ruth's Other Quotes

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

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.

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

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