Babe Ruth
Capt. Sullenberger’s Withdrawal
In a town where Babe Ruth, Joe Namath and Willis Reed won championships, no one has ever performed with as much skill under pressure as Sully Sullenberger did three years ago today.
In command of an airliner disabled shortly after taking off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Sullenberger put the craft safely into the Hudson River, [...]
The Deal You Make Every Day
On this date 92 years ago, the Boston Red Sox sent the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $100,000.
Boston owner Harry Frazee needed money to get out of debt. So he made the deal.
We all know how the deal turned out. Ruth became a Hall of Famer, the Yankees became baseball’s [...]
Living Big
The other day we talked about the link between an athlete’s personality and behavior on the field.
No one exemplified this more than Babe Ruth, who swung for the fences whether it was on the field, at the dinner table or in his social life.
“I swing big, with everything I’ve got,” Ruth said. “I hit big [...]
The Critic
Many thanks to David DeNotaris for inspiring today’s message. David offers a daily motivational hotline, called “Do You Have a Minute?” It’s at (206) 888-8121, and earlier this week it contained this quote: “No one ever built a monument to a critic.”
What’s the difference between a critic and a coach? A critic is someone who [...]
What Does Babe Ruth Mean?
The author of “Talent Is Overrated — What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else” must consider the case of Babe Ruth.
Ruth was the best baseball player of his era and perhaps of all time. He was not only a peerless batter, but a record-setting pitcher.
The trouble for “Talent is Overrated” author Geoff Colvin and [...]
Actions Ripple Outward
“He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no peoples… Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed. His name still commands a respect as sweeping in scope and as world-wide as that of any other mortal …” — Said of Thomas Edison
On this day in [...]
