これは後藤新平（1857 - 1929）という偉い人が言った言葉で、故野村監督が信条としていたようです。
教訓にできればと思いますが、結果を残すことはいずれも無理でしょう。

It is said this is what Mr. Shinpei Goto (1857 – 1929) said and the late Mr. Nomura, a Japanese professional baseball player and director, made this his principle.
I wish I can follow this lesson, but it may be very difficult for me to make even one of these realized.