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Lesson for Life … from a game …
The coach never considered any other option.
It was a Saturday night in February, and the Barbs were playing a non-conference game on the road against Milwaukee Madison. It was the third meeting between the two schools, who were developing a friendly rivalry that spanned two states.
But the game itself almost never took place. [...]
The Mighty Seabiscuit !
Actual footage below:
Click here to see: Seabiscuit vs War Admiral – 1938 Match race
Click here to see: Seabiscuit wins the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Joe Di Maggio …
“Joe himself has declared that his kid brother, Dominic, was a better fielder than he; which recalls the occasion when the Red Sox were playing the Yankees and Don fled across the county line to grab a drive by Joe that no one but a DiMaggio could have reached.
And the late Sid Mercer, shading his thoughtful [...]
Casey Stengel
Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
Most ball games are lost, not won.
Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
Finding good players is [...]
The Wisdom of Babe Ruth
You just can’t beat the guy who never gives up.
Every strike brings me closer to my next home run. …………………………… Yesterday’s home runs dont win today’s game.
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world but if they dont play together, [...]
The Mountains
The classic and unbeatable responce to the question – “Why do you climb mountains?” – was of course given by Mallory when he said, “Because they are there”.
Of course he was to die tragically on Mt Everest alongwith Irvine way back in the first quarter of the last Century; but his quote remains a living [...]
