I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.” — Walter Cronkite

He has become the hero of the Bronx because he effortlessly exudes the qualities we wish we had ourselves: He is always confident, always composed, always in control. Baseball is an unpredictable game; failure is a constant. But Jeter doesn’t allow himself to absorb it, or even really acknowledge it. He just keeps cruising along, as if playing shortstop for the most scrutinized, glorified sports franchise in the world every day for the past fourteen years is the most natural thing on earth.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” - Albert Einstein

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.” - Albert Einstein