Jacob Ruppert, explaining his decision, circa October 1929, not to grant Ruth's request to succeed the Yankees' recently deceased manager Miller Huggins; as quoted by Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story (1948) by Ruth and Bob Considine, p. 177; reproduced in "With Malice Toward None" by Bill Lee, in The Hartford Courant (May 5, 1948)
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You can't manage yourself, Root. How do you expect to manage others?
— Jacob Ruppert
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "You can't manage yourself, Root. How do you expect to manage others?" in the context of "Jacob Ruppert, explaining his decision, circa October 1929, not to grant Ruth's request to succeed the Yankees' recently deceased manager Miller Huggins; as quoted by Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story (1948) by Ruth and Bob Considine, p. 177; reproduced in "With Malice Toward None" by Bill Lee, in The Hartford Courant (May 5, 1948)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.
About Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.
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