So when life throws its trickiest knuckleballs your way, let the insights of baseball’s resilient greats be your battle cry. Wait patiently for the chaos to settle. Then, pick up the pieces and swing again, but with greater wisdom and resolve this time. Never allow a bad inning, a bat...
Yogi Berra, American baseball player and manager who was a key player for the New York Yankees, helping the team win 10 World Series titles.
nobody wanted to be a part of it. I was so isolated. I couldn’t share it. For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn’t expect us to have a chance to do anything. Baseball was meant for the lily-white.”— Hank Aaron ...
127. “In baseball and in business, there are three types of people. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”– Tommy Lasorda 128. “Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”– Matt Biondi 129. “You are the handicap ...
“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”― Yogi Berra, “When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball’s Greatest Heroes” “I was surprised when I started getting old. I always thought it was one...
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Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. — Ted Williams 86 Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel. — Benedict of Nursia...
What records did Steph Curry set in college and where does he rank among historical greats? Here are records that Curry set in college and where he ranks on all-time statistical lists: Highest scoring average in the 2008 NCAA Tournament: 32.0 points per game ...
So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long. — Cal Ripken, Jr. 21 I mean, you got the first mainstream Afr...
What records did Oscar Robertson set in college and where does he rank among historical greats? Here are some of the records Oscar Robertson set in college and where he ranks on all-time statistical lists: A member of the 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound club ...