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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Zach

I can imagine the Babe playing BasketBall, FootBall and
Tennis and playing these sports very successfully. The
guy was "bigger than life" in anything he did. He pos-
sessed a tremendous ability and ego to win at whatever
he did.

At 6 ft 2 in. he would have been taller than most basket-
ball players of his time. What most people don't realize
was he was pretty fast on his feet. And, being a Left-
handed thrower would have confounded his opponents.

Another fact that most do not realize was that Ruth was
ambidexterous, and could use his right arm quite effect-
ively.....proof of this is that he signed his name with
his right hand.

And, as a tennis player, he would have dominated, as most
left-handers do in that sport. I can't imagine facing his
powerful left-handed spinning serve.