Quote#Wisdom
I'm glad that I've played every position on the team, because I feel…
Quote byBabe Ruth · 1895–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From "Learn Every Job On Team, Babe's Tip to Success—And Marry" by Ruth (as told to Pegler), in The Chicago Tribune (August 24,1920), p. 11; reprinted as "The Game I Enjoyed Most" in Playing the Game: My Early Years in Baseball, p. 79.
English (original)
I'm glad that I've played every position on the team, because I feel that I know more about the game and what to expect of the other fellows. Lots of times I hear men being roasted for not doing this or that when I know, from my all round experience, that they couldn't have been expected to do it. It's a pity some of our critics hadn't learned the game from every position.
— Babe Ruth
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