All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.
Babe RuthRead
If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Aim for greatness rather than settling for small achievements.
In this quote, Babe Ruth reflects on the idea that if he had focused on easier, less ambitious goals ('dinky singles'), he would have had a higher batting average. However, he implies that true success comes from taking risks and aiming for higher achievements, even if it means sometimes failing or facing challenges.
Themes
SuccessRisksAmbitionEffortAchievement
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing dreams and ambitions.
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Aw, everybody knows that game, the day I hit the homer off ole Charlie Root there in Wrigley Field, the day October first, the third game of that thirty-two World Series. But right now I want to settle all arguments. I didn't exactly point to any spot, like the flagpole. Anyway, I didn't mean to, I just sorta waved at the whole fence, but that was foolish enough. All I wanted to do was give that thing a ride... outta the park... anywhere.
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Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.
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Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
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I only have one superstition: I make sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
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