He was a parade all by ...

He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe Ruth made the music that his joyous years danced to in a continuous party... What Babe Ruth is comes down, one generation handing it down to the next, as a nation heirloom.
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 Jimmy Cannon

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I judge how much a man cares for a woman by the space he allots her under a jointly shared umbrella.
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It is the best of all games for me. It frequently escapes from the pattern of sport and assumes the form of a virile ballet. It is purer than any dance because the actions of the players are not governed by music or crowded into a formula by a director. The movement is natural and unrehearsed and controlled only by the unexpected flight of the ball.
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I suspect guys who say, "I just send out for a sandwich for lunch," as lazy men trying to impress me.
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Hockey would be a great game... if played in the mud.
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