The game has a cleanness. If you do a good job, the numbers say so. You don't have to ask anyone or play politics. You don't have to wait for the reviews.
Interpretation
The essence of the game is straightforward; your performance is reflected in measurable results without external validation.
Sandy Koufax emphasizes the purity and objectivity of performance in sports, where success is determined by quantifiable achievements rather than subjective opinions or political maneuvering. In this context, he suggests that true success is visible through the numbers, which provide an honest reflection of one's effort and talent, unclouded by biases or external judgments.
In practice
This quote is perfect for motivating a sports team before a big game.
It's better to throw a theoretically poorer pitch whole-heartedly, than to throw the so-called right pitch with feeling of doubt-doubt that's it's right, or doubt that you can make it behave well at that moment. You've got to feel sure you're doing the right thing-sure that you want to throw the pitch you're going to throw.
Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser.
If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.
The best social reform program in the world is a job.
The only thing that could hurt me is if my success encouraged me to return to my childhood fantasies of omnipotence - but that is not likely to happen as long as I remain engaged in the financial markets, because they constantly remind me of my limitations.
There is a kind of success that is indistinguishable from panic.
He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .
The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track or even your grade point average - though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
If you want to be great and successful, choose people who are great and successful and walk side by side with them.
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