Sadaharu Oh on the home run:

“As the ball makes its high, long arc beyond the playing field, the diamond and the stands suddenly belong to one man. In that brief, brief time, you are free of all demands and complications.”

— Sadaharu Oh (via mightyflynn)

Most of us, meanwhile, remain subject to the demands and complications.

I hit a few one hoppers to the fence in high school, but never could clear the fence.

But I did get the girl.