Words fail me. When he stood up there at the bat before 50,000 persons, calling the balls and the strikes with gestures for the benefit of the Cubs in their dugout, and then with two strikes on him, pointed out where he was going to hit the next one and hit it there, I gave up. That fellow is not human.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Witnessing Ruth call his shot and hit it exactly where he predicted seemed supernatural.
- In plain terms
- Ruth hitting a home run where he said he would was unbelievable.
- What can you take from it?
- True mastery looks like magic.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does greatness look like?
- Have you seen something impossible?
Another view
Exaggeration is common in sports stories.
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