"If you have talent, you don't have to tell people."
Pee Wee Reese (1918-1999)
Shortstop for the Dodgers, 1940-1958
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese didn't have to tell people about his talent --- his play on the field and his bat did the talking for him.
In one notable way, Pee Wee did his own talking. When Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers in 1947 as the first black player in professional baseball, Reese showed both his mettle and his humanity when ballpark fans heckled Robinson on the team's first road trip. As the heckling grew during pre-game practice, Reese, the team captain, walked over to Jackie on the field, talked with him and casually put an arm around Jackie's shoulder. That silenced most of the bigots.
Now, another thought on Pee Wee's guidance about what you do and don't have to tell people…..in classical Roman times, a victorious general returned to Rome and received the honor of the "Triumph," an elaborate parade and public acclamation. The Roman people and the Roman Senate wanted to make sure that generals were not dangerously emboldened by their victories. In the parade, a slave rode in the general's chariot and repeatedly whispered in his ear: "sic semper transit gloria mundi."
"All the world's glory is fleeting."
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