When Babe Ruth swung, he didn’t swing for singles. He swung for the fences. In an era where most players aimed just to get on base, Babe had a “go big or go home” approach that made him the Home Run King.

But here’s the part that makes the story even better: He was number one in career strikeouts for a time as well. He didn’t care—because strikeouts were the price of swinging big. And that’s a huge lesson: you can’t break records if you’re too afraid to fail.