The Chicago Cubs were reigning world champions; John McGraw was in the early stages of his three-decades-long stint as manager of the New York Giants; Teddy Roosevelt occupied the White House; and the national pastime had a new song to call its own.
"The process of understanding your fears, taking calculated risks, and achieving the succcess or parlaying the failure into something positive is a far more rewarding journey than a life lived without any risk-taking, regardless of the outcome."