“Baseball has the largest library of law and love and custom and ritual, and therefore, in a nation that fundamentally believes it is a nation under law, well, baseball is America's most privileged version of the level field.” BelieveWellsAmericaLawNationsLevelsFieldsAnd LoveBaseballLibraryVersionsCustomsRitualPrivileged Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.” IfsThinkingKnowsWellsUseWisdomPastRememberPowerLessonsReservesLessons Of The Past Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“Winning has a joy and discrete purity to it that cannot be replaced by anything else. Winning is important to any man's or woman's sense of satisfaction and well-being. Winning is not everything; but it is something powerful, indeed beautiful, in itself, something as necessary to the strong spirit as striving is necessary to the healthy character.” MenWellsImportantCharacterBeautifulSuccessJoySpiritWinningStrongSportsPowerfulHealthyStriveSatisfactionWell BeingPurityReplacedDiscreteStrong Spirit Book:The University and the Public Interest Source: The University and the Public Interest
