In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened…
Interpretation
In challenging times, unexpected positive outcomes can occur.
Vin Scully's quote reflects the idea that during difficult or unpredictable situations, extraordinary and unexpected successes can emerge. It captures the hope and surprise that can accompany hard times, reminding us to be open to the possibilities that can arise even when circumstances seem dire.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a motivational speech during tough times.
The game is just one long conversation, and I'm anticipating that, and I will say things like 'Did you know that?' or 'You're probably wondering why.' I'm really just conversing rather than just doing play-by-play. I never thought of myself as having a style. I don't use key words. And the best thing I do? I shut up.
That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.
Don't let the winds blow your dreams away... or steal your faith in God.
As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody's day.
Almost all of us growing up have played baseball on some level. It has an inside track with people. It has a unifying effect.
Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom._x000D_ In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to belief in the goodness of people.
A man who aspires to rise above the mediocre, to be something more than the ordinary, surely deserves admiration, even if he fails and loses a fortune on account of his ambitions (...) if one has failed only where others have not had the courage or will to try, there is consolation - indeed, deep satisfaction - to be gained from his observation when looking back over one's life. #Page no.134
She said she knew she was able to fly because when she came down she always had dust on her fingers from touching the light bulbs.
One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh come now - be realistic.' The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride.
Utopia is on the horizon. I move two steps closer; it moves two steps further away. I walk another ten steps and the horizon runs ten steps further away. As much as I may walk, I'll never reach it. So what's the point of utopia? The point is this: to keep walking.
Because of them I can now live the dream. I am the seed of the free, and I know it. I intend to bear great fruit.
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