"Babe Ruth was more than a man. He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle. Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache caused by gluttony. [...] 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 to the next, as a national heirloom."
—Jimmy Cannon
