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Motivational Moments –

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. –Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

“Sometimes I still can’t believe what I saw. This 19-year-old kid, crude, poorly educated, only lightly brushed by the social veneer we call civilization, gradually transformed into the idol of American youth and the symbol of baseball the world over – a man loved by more people and with an intensity of feeling that perhaps has never been equaled before or since.” – Harry Hooper (teammate)

Career Highlights and Awards

2-time All-Star selection (1933, 1934)

7-time World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932)

1923 AL MVP

Had #3 retired by the New York Yankees in 1948

Member of Major League Baseball’s All Century Team

Voted Athlete of the Century by the Associated Press

ESPN Sports Century – #2 Athlete of the 20th Century

Named the Greatest baseball player of all time by The Sporting News

Named the Greatest baseball player of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated

Babe Ruth was one of the all time greats….he worked hard and he played harder. He didn’t let his past dictate his future…..a lesson many of us could benefit by learning and living.

Practice, hard work and a joy of life pay off! Do you love what you do? Are you taking advantage of every opportunity?

Are you having fun? Life’s too short not to…. Carpe Diem