Babe Ruth - Farewell to Baseball Address

Babe Ruth Address to Fans on Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium delivered 27 April 1947, Yankee Stadium, New York Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. You know how bad my voice soundswell it feels just as bad. You know this baseball game of ours comes up from the youth. That means the boys. And after youre a boy and grow up to know how to play ball, then you come to the boys you see representing themselves today in your national pastime, the only real gameI thinkin the world, baseball. As a rule, some people think if you give them a football, or a baseball, or something like thatnaturally theyre athletes right away. But you cant do that in baseball. Youve gotta start from way down [at] the bottom, when youre six or seven years of age. You cant wait until youre fifteen or sixteen. You gotta let it grow up with you. And if youre successful, and you try hard enough, youre bound to come out on topjust like these boys have come to the top now. Theres been so many lovely things said about me, and Im glad that Ive had the opportunity to thank everybody. Thank you. Also in this database: Babe Ruths Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Address And also: Cal Ripken, Jr: Farewell to Baseball Address Also also: Lou Gehrig Farewell to Baseball Address